skilled workers

Skilled workers needed, soon

"Labor market is weak now, but impending worker shortage will change that," says Marshall Loeb, the former editor of Fortune and Money, in a column posted to Marketwatch…

Shortage Of Veterinarians Threatens Food Supply

The Department of Labor projects 28,000 veterinary job openings by 2012. Currently, universities produce about 2,500 vets each year. The annual shortfall is projected to be about 5…

Health worker shortages reach 57 countries

THE first conference addressing the global shortage of health care workers opened in Kampala yesterday. The World Health Organization says a further four million doctors, nurses, midwives and other health…

Aging Baby Boomers: Will they ever stop working?

In the what might appear to be "it’s-never-too-late" category, new legislation was just introduced into the Iowa House that if passed would create…

Defense Companies Fighting Talent War without Enough Ammunition

If defense and aerospace executives are the generals in the war for talent, they might find themselves with lots of guns but no ammunition. The aerospace and defense sector is…