Yearly Archives: 2008
Nebraska: Workforce shortages only “is going to get worse”
In the past two years the number of job openings in Nebraska has nearly doubled. It’s only going to get worse according to Lee Elliott, vice president of…
Skilled shortages in Louisiana threatens economic recovery
According to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, an influential business group proposing changes in state policies on work-force development, Louisiana has a serious shortage of skilled workers…
Will rising fuel costs lead to staffing freezes?
As the cost of fuel skyrockets, many organizations are feeling the pinch on the pocketbooks…with a dash of the Perfect Labor Storm for good measure. One story that…
Forty-eight percent of graduating HS seniors may not be able to read this!
At least that’s the results just released from a high school program in York PA. It is just one more troubling look at why The Perfect Labor…
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…
Aging Boomers Add More “Wrinkles” to Canadian Skilled Worker Shortages
There’s a new "wrinkle" in the Perfect Labor Storm story – for the first time, there are just as many Canadian workers over 40 as under…
Will U.S. construction workers flee to Australia?
It wasn’t too many months ago when U.S. construction-related employers were crying the blues over finding skilled trades workers. But economic times in many parts…
Gas Prices Skyrocket, Available Workers Plummets
Oil and gas companies are suffering a manpower shortage severe enough to expose them to shutdowns, increasing numbers of accidents, production losses and other problems, a workforce management expert contends…