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Marketplace - The services part of the economy is growing much faster than the part that makes things
National Governors Association - Empowering Progress: Harnessing Skills-Based Strategies to Drive Public Sector Excellence
Staffing Industry Analysts - Work visa choices help businesses tackle labor shortages
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
ADP - Are Women the Key to Solving Labor Shortages in the Construction Industry?
CNBC - ‘Not everyone is looking to move up the ladder’: Why 42% of workers say they’d turn down a promotion
CNN - The jobs most vulnerable under the next Trump administration
Construction Today - Construction Trends that Marked the Year of 2024
Coursera - Job Skills Report
Forbes - 1 In 5 Gen Z Healthcare Workers Are Considering Leaving The Industry
Forbes - Why Employers Should Embrace Alternative Paths To Education—And How To Get Started
Forbes - Following Labor Trends: Where Are The Jobs In 5-10 Years?
Forbes - Is Bringing Manufacturing Home Just An American Dream?
Fox News - Mike Rowe advocates for trades as auto industry faces mechanic shortage
Fox News - America still faces a skilled-labor 'recruiting crisis': Mike Rowe
Hart Energy - Belcher: Energy Sector Grapples with Looming Labor Crisis
Higher Ed Dive - Skills-based hiring is helping tech companies dig out of a talent shortage, report finds
HR World - 90% of manufacturers face production challenges amid labour shortages, study finds
Newsweek - Map Shows US States with the Highest Unemployment Rates
NPR - Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there's a hitch
Press Times - Why men should consider filling the nation’s need for nurses
Staffing Industry Analysts - US has more than 4M nurses, though shortage is still a concern
World Economic Forum - Putting people first: a new imperative for manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing - A Healthy Solution to the Skilled Labor Shortage
Brookings - How local leaders in Austin and beyond are using ‘infrastructure academies’ to address their workforce needs
Business Insider - Homebuilders fear Trump's mass deportations would inflate costs and make it even harder to hire
Center for American Progress - Workforce Development State Strategies: A 50-State Scan of Best Practices From Recent Action
Econo Times - How will Donald Trump address labor shortages in critical industries in 2025?
Forbes - The Productivity Tightrope: 2 Labor Force Trends That Could Slow The US Economy
Forbes - Urgent Need For Blue-Collar Revival: Shift Mindsets, Invest In Skills
Global Trade - How Tech is Transforming the Future of Skilled Trades Education
Government Technology - Tech Leaders Need to Fill More Than Cybersecurity Skill Gaps
Health Leaders - What Happened to the Nursing Workforce?
Higher Ed Dive - What employers should know now that the 2024 overtime rule is vacated
ProBuilder - 6 Strategies for Retaining Gen-Z Construction Workers
SHRM - Inflation and Interest Rates: How Employers Should Prepare for 2025
Working Nation - Manufacturing is making a comeback in the U.S. Here’s how large companies are filling jobs
AP - Clean energy workers are desperately needed, but many don’t know these jobs exist
Axios - New group aims to get more Latinas in the beauty industry
Builder - Five Takeaways From the Fall Construction Labor Report
Center for American Progress - Workforce Development State Strategies: A 50-State Scan of Best Practices From Recent Action
HR Dive - There are ‘literally zero’ skills where AI could replace a human, Indeed’s chief economist says
McKnights - Federal legislation would build grant pipeline to tackle nursing shortage
National Association of Home Builders - Labor Report Shows Dire Need for New Construction Workers
Newsweek - Upskilling Is the Key to Filling Open Green Energy Positions
NPR - Creating a pipeline for health care workers
PBS - How the next generation of auto techs is preparing for the electric vehicle transition
Reuters - No signs of US labor market deterioration as job openings rebound
Security - More than one-third of tech professionals report AI skills shortage
SHRM - Inflation and Interest Rates: How Employers Should Prepare for 2025
The 74 - The U.S. Needs Workers to Fill Good-Paying Jobs. The Time to Train Them Is in HS
US News - The Labor Shortage Is Not Going Away and Economists Say Trump’s Proposals Will Make it Worse
USA Today - The Great Reskilling Opens Opportunities for Career Shift Toward Lucrative Blue Collar Trades
Axios - Health worker shortages forecast thru 2028
Axios - Companies’ attitudes toward layoffs are changing — here’s why
Boston Globe - The US has a nurse shortage. Here’s one part of the solution
CBS - Gen Z beginning to outnumber baby boomers in the workforce
CNBC - More men in their prime working years are neither working nor looking for jobs — here’s why
CNN - Want job security in this uncertain market? A surprising trend is paying off
CTE Policy Watch - BLS releases new employment projections, data on occupational skills
Cybersecurity Dive - White House launches cybersecurity hiring sprint to help fill 500,000 job openings
Food Engineering - Research Indicates Labor Shortages Contribute to Revenue Loss
Forbes - Are Healthcare Labor Woes Ending? Some Might Be In Pandemic’s Wake
Forbes - The Rising Storm: Business Leaders Navigate America's Labor Shortage
The Hill - An American dream: Skilled trades can provide a dignified path to the middle class
HR Dive - ‘Largest labor shortage the country has ever seen’ looms, report warns
MarketPlace - Why are CFOs gloomy about the future?
NBC - Teens are losing faith in college, giving rise to interest in the skilled trades
Reuters - US employers expect nearly 6% spike in health insurance costs in 2025, Mercer says
USA Today - Workers without high school diplomas ease labor shortage — but not without a downside
Wall Street Journal - America Still Has a Worker Shortage
Working Nation - Here’s what employers can do about the shortage of skilled trade workers
Working Nation - Deep Dive: The Hispanic workforce is growing, but faces barriers to quality jobs
Yahoo!Finance - Groundworks® Partners with Mike Rowe as Part of Brand’s Initial Spokesperson Campaign
Axios - America's fastest-growing job, mapped
Forbes - Bringing Manufacturing Back To The US: Easier Said Than Done
New York Post - More women are skipping college to make six figures as electricians, car mechanics and truck drivers
PR Newswire - Why the World Is Running Out of Workers--and What to Do About It
Axios - America's wage boost: There are fewer low-wage workers in the U.S. now
Axios - Why the world needs more working women
Business Insider - The 10 highest-paying blue-collar construction jobs in the US
Business Insider - Solar jobs are in high demand and have a low barrier to entry — now is the time to break into the industry
Forbes - The Perfect Storm In The Skilled Industrial Workforce
The Job - Guaranteed Talent Pipeline
MarketPlace - Why is manufacturing activity up in some regions and down in others?
New York Times - ‘We Feel Stuck’: Child Care Needs Limit Women’s Work Force Gains
USA Today - Gen Z is trading degrees for tool belts. Trade school benefits outweigh college costs.
USA Today - Temporary worker drop may be signaling slowing economy
Wall Street Journal - Rural Towns Are Aging, Cash-Strapped and in Desperate Need of Workers
Wall Street Journal - The Hottest Job Market in a Generation Is Over
Yahoo Finance - Healthcare workers are in demand — and the industry can't get enough of them
Yahoo Finance - US to Fight Labor Shortage With New Chips Act Worker Program
View the archived highlights of prior workforce articles and reports here.