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Business Insider - Jamie Dimon has a solution to the skills shortage
Chief Executive - How Manufacturers Can Win The Talent War
The College Investor - College Not Required: Skills Now Matter More Than Diplomas
Community Impact - Workforce shortages prompt nursing education partnership in The Woodlands area
Forbes - Building The Trades: We Can’t Afford A $10 Billion Annual Housing Loss
Forbes - Trump’s Immigration Raids Worsen Construction’s $10.8 Billion Labor Shortage
Ford - Ford CEO Jim Farley Says America Needs To Invest In Skilled Trades
Fortune - AI is helping blue-collar workers do more with less as labor shortages are projected to worsen
Fox News - AI-powered self-driving software is disrupting the trucking industry
Hechinger Report - Clean energy workforce training hub a ‘gamechanger’ in this struggling factory town
HR Dive - Nearly half of CEOs say employees are resistant or even hostile to AI
Gallup - State of the Global Workplace
Global Trade - Can AI Bring Blue-Collar Jobs Back to the U.S.?
The Job - Nonpartisan Nod for Apprenticeship
Kaiser Permanente - We must grow the health care workforce
MortgagePoint - How Much Is the Skilled Labor Shortage Costing U.S. Homebuilders?
MSN - Tariffs aren't the answer: US factories face a bigger problem, no one to work in them
National Home Builder Association - Construction Job Openings Steady in April
Newsweek - The U.S. Labor Force Isn't Ready for a Manufacturing Boom | Opinion
Newsweek - The Workforce Crisis Threatening America's Economy | Opinion
Open Tools - AI’s Job Market Shake-Up in 2025: Who’s At Risk and Who’s Rising?
RBC - America needs workers, not jobs
The Root - Black Big Box CEO Admits These Types of Jobs Are Safe From an AI Takeover
SHRM - SHRM25 Preview: Solving the Labor Shortage Puzzle
The Source - Virginia’s nursing shortage eases, but demand set to surge by 2030
Staffing Industry Analysts - US needs 4.6M workers annually or will face labor crisis, report warns
Supply and Demand Chain Executive - How Tech Collaboration Can Fill Manufacturing’s Labor Gaps
Tech.co - Lack of Qualified Drivers Fuels “Critical” Labor Shortage
USA Today - Tariffs are meant to boost US manufacturing. Is America ready?
USA Today - Industries that are actively seeking veterans to fill the labor gap
Wall Street Journal - Young Graduates Are Facing an Employment Crisis
Working Nation - Deep Dive: Will AI take your job? How tech disruption affects work
Working Nation - Opinion: For skills-based hiring to work, we need the right infrastructure
Fox Business - Mike Rowe warns of troubling trend among working-age men, says trades are the answer
Future of Work - Smart data, better jobs: How technology is transforming labour markets
Healthcare Innovation - How an Innovative Apprenticeship Model Is Solving for Labor Shortages
The Hill - Without qualified workers, our CHIPS investments could be money down the drain
HR Executive - 6 ways to attract leading talent—and become a ‘top workplace’
Inside Higher Ed - Over half of hiring managers say recent grads are unprepared for the workforce
The Job - Digital Credentials for Veterans
McKinsey Health Institute - McKinsey Health Institute launches new research on addressing the global healthcare workforce shortage
National Bureau of Economic Research - Shifting Work Patterns with Generative AI
SHRM - May 2025 Labor Market Review: Welcome Jobs News amid Growing Evidence of a Softening Economy
Supply & Demand Chain - Manufacturing Survey Reveals Widespread Labor Shortage Continues in 2025: ETQ
Supply Chain Brain - Survey: Labor Shortages Block a U.S. Truck Freight Boom
World Economic Forum - Growing Cyber Talent Through Public–Private Partnerships
Yahoo!News - Nursing programs struggle to find qualified faculty
American Machinist - Addressing the Aging Workforce Challenge
Axios - Driverless trucks are rolling in Texas, ushering in new era
Bipartisan Policy Center - Bipartisan Policy Center Unveils New Report Addressing U.S. Workforce Shortages Over the Next Decade
Biz Journals - US manufacturers face uphill battle to attract, retain skilled workers
Brookings - Growing from the middle out: An economic model of good jobs for the heartland, by the heartland
Brookings - AI in the Healthcare Sector
Brookings - Workforce development policy in the US
Charlotte Business Journal - US manufacturers face uphill battle to attract, retain skilled workers
Forbes - Closing The Skills Gap: Including Women In The Future Of AI
Forbes - The Nursing Crisis Seen In The Pitt Is Real. Here’s Hope For Solving It
Fortune - It’s time to reimagine health-care education
Governing - Could Trump’s Tariffs Revive Manufacturing in the U.S.?
Higher Ed Dive - Gen Z says AI has made their college degrees irrelevant
The HR Digest - US Manufacturing Jobs and Gen Z Workers—Can Common Ground Be Found?
Inside Higher Ed - Listen: How to Prep Gen Z for Jobs of the Future
MSN - 14 Careers Employers Are Desperate to Fill But Can’t Find Enough Employees
Newsweek - The Jobs That Will Be Safe From AI, According to Experts
NPR - How Trump's immigration policies could worsen the health care worker shortage
Rebusiness Online - Bridging the Workforce Divide: Strategies to Sustain the Construction Industry
Smart Industry - How manufacturers are closing high-skill gaps
Staffing Industry Analysts - What lies ahead for healthcare staffing?
The Job - Training EV Technicians
The Project on Workforce - Navigating Opportunity: Career Information and Mobility in Low-Wage Employment
Work Shift - Workforce Training Programs Grapple with Threats to Federal Funding
WorkingNation - Workers skilled through alternative routes are seeing access to greater economic mobility
World Economic Forum - The new skills triad: How we equip the workforce for the future of work
World Economic Forum - AI is changing work — the time is now for strategic upskilling
World Economic Forum - Why flexible work is the new standard in hourly jobs
Yahoo! Finance - Mike Rowe warns of a ‘will gap’ as millions of men abandon workforce — here’s why
YahooNews - Bill Gates says AI can help solve worker shortages in 2 surprising professions
Breaking AC - The Growing Demand for Nurses in Today’s Healthcare System
For Construction Pros - 5 Things You Should Know About Women in Construction
Forbes - The Future Of Work In America: High-Demand Careers, AI Disruption, And The Path Forward
Forbes - LinkedIn Reveals The Most In-Demand Skills On The Rise For 2025
Forbes - Trades, Training And The Next Generation Of Construction
Forbes - Why America Has A Shortage Of Air Traffic Controllers
Forbes - How Gen Z Can Save The $235 Billion Kitchen And Bath Industry
Fox News- Mike Rowe explains why there is a lack of ‘will’ to work in the US
HR Dive - AI, ‘digital fluency’ top workers’ skills-building wishlist
HR Dive - Employees want generative AI training to help close talent gap
Jobs for the Future - AI for Economic Opportunity and Advancement: A Call to Action
Jobs for the Future - In Skills We Trust?
National Skills Coalition - Equipping Workers, Building Futures: Federal Policies for a Skilled America
News from the States - Bills to address healthcare shortages await committee hearings
SHRM - March 2025 Labor Market Review: Uncertainty Looms for Employers
Tech.co - Trucker Shortage: How the Industry Is Attracting Young Drivers
Urban Institute - Car Manufacturing Plant Shutdowns Could Cost Half a Million US Jobs
US Chamber of Commerce - Advancing an Engaged, Agile, and Resilient Workforce at Talent Forward
Washington Post - U.S. is headed toward a hospital bed shortage, researchers warn
Work Shift - As Skills-Based Hiring Grows, LinkedIn Has Yet to Find Its Place
Working Nation - On the frontlines of health care, demand is growing for community health workers
Working Nation - Employer-paid education benefits can attract and retain talent
Working Nation - Gen Z says the job market and the high cost of education are standing in the way of the American Dream
World Economic Forum - Skills-based hiring can help us recruit for jobs that don’t exist yet
World Economic Forum - Future of jobs: 5 ways to match skills to more meaningful work
WorldHealth.net - The Growing Need for Skilled Nurses in Modern Healthcare
ADP - Using Data to Attract and Retain Women in the Construction Talent Pool
Daily Nurse - Solving the Nursing Shortage Starts with Investing in Educators
Forbes - Breaking Barriers: Diversifying The Trades To Address Shortages
Inside Higher Ed - 3 Things About AI and the Future of Work
Marketplace - The services part of the economy is growing much faster than the part that makes things
MSN - 85% of US contractors can't find skilled workers: Women and Black Americans could fill the gap
National Association of Home Builders - House Reintroduces NAHB-Supported Workforce Development Bill
National Governors Association - Empowering Progress: Harnessing Skills-Based Strategies to Drive Public Sector Excellence
SHRM - February 2025 Labor Market Review: Job Gains Fall Short of Expectations
SHRM - How to Fix the ‘Broken’ Entry-Level Employee Pipeline
Staffing Industry Analysts - Work visa choices help businesses tackle labor shortages
TIME - The Major U.S. Companies Scaling Back DEI Efforts as Trump Targets Initiatives
Work Shift - EV Jobs and Training at Risk
Work Shift - To Break the Cycle of Low-Wage Work, Redesign the Workforce System
World Economic Forum - Matching Talent to the Jobs of Tomorrow: A Guidebook for Public Employment Services
AEI - Is There a Mismatch Between American Workers’ Skills and Jobs?
Axios - AI plus upskilling could help solve labor shortages, leaders say
Building Design and Construction - 3 possible solutions to lagging productivity in the construction industry
Chamber of Commerce - The Job Market Is Still Historically Tight
Considerable - High-Paying Jobs That Don’t Require College
Construction Dive - Materials costs, workforce gaps will shape 2025 activity
Construction Dive - Will contractors scramble for labor this year? It depends.
Construction Dive - 5 ways builders say Trump can support construction
Health Leaders - Where Burnout Rates Are Trending Among Healthcare Professions
Hechinger Report: Wanted: A new generation of pilots
The Hill - America can’t afford to lose the high-skilled talent race in today’s competitive markets
HR Digest: The Gen Z Job Paradox: Why Fresh Talent Is Fading Fast
HR Dive - 5 trends that will shape HR in 2025
HR Dive - What hiring managers should know about the 2025 labor market
HR Dive - Employers face ‘skills mismatch’ between job seekers and company needs, LinkedIn finds
INC.: 6 Ways the Workplace Will Change in 2025
Investopedia: What To Expect From Friday's Jobs Report
Politico - What the skilled labor debate means for colleges
SHRM - U.S. Labor Shortage Looms: Who Will Do the Work?
SHRM - January 2025 Labor Market Review: The Talen Shortage Persists
Site Selection - The 10 Biggest Workforce Challenges Facing America Today
Smart Brief - Can upskilling fix manufacturing’s labor shortage?
Supply Chain Management Review - Labor shortages remain an ongoing concern in many parts of U.S. manufacturing
Working Nation - Needed steps to head off a labor shortage in the U.S.
Working Nation - Opinion: U.S. workers are falling behind. Can they catch up?
Working Nation - You’re hired: These are the skills that every employer says they want
World Economic Forum - Developing a resilient workforce: Public and private sector strategies for continuous people development and meaningful jobs
World Economic Forum - Leaders share their vision as 85% of employers plan to prioritize reskilling their workforce
View the archived highlights of prior workforce articles and reports here.