Yearly Archives: 2008
GA joins the ranks of states with severe worker shortages
In what seems to be a game of one-upmanship, state after state has been releasing studies that confirm that the skies leading the Perfect Labor Storm have darkened. …
Good News for the Class of 2008
College seniors fretting about finding jobs amid an ailing economy may want to come in off the ledge. The economy, it seems, is not deterring employers from recruiting college graduates…
Predictions about the Nature of Work
I received the following post this morning from fellow blogger Jim Kissane. For those of you who have been following, these reflect many of the trends I’ve…
Another State heard from – Perfect Labor Storm sighted.
Connecticut businesses are having a hard time hiring workers, according to a newly released survey by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association. The CBIA said Connecticut has demographic challenges on…
An Unhealthy Perfect Labor Storm report
A study just released by the Association of Schools of Public Health found that by 2020 the U.S. will need more than 250,000 additional public health workers. The…
More than 1 in 10 American Adults in Prison!
For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison. To be exact, this is one out of every 99…
Perfect Labor Storm: A zero-sum game
More and more stories keep popping up in the news about the Perfect Labor Storm. Michael Cohn, president of Light Industries, a Millersville (MD) technology firm, calls the labor market…
10 percent of utility industry linemen ready to hang it up by 2010
NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) figures show as many as 41 percent of CEOs, more than 17 percent of engineers and operations professionals, and nearly 10 percent of lineworkers…
Welders in Short Supply
Add welders to the list of nurses, teachers and other workers who could be in short supply in just a few years. The Miami-based American Welding Society says the…
Skilled Worker Shortage Threatens TN Economy
Nearly two-thirds of Tennessee employers predict it will be difficult to find the qualified workers they need over the next decade. Among 618 business leaders surveyed by the Center…