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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…
Accountants Finding Job Openings and Candidates Don’t Quite Match Up
Small accounting firms and companies are beginning to feel The Perfect Labor Storm beating down on their businesses. There is an acute shortage of accountants in a fast-growing…
Workers Struggle With Child Care
Here’s another storm brewing that will add to the shortage of skilled workers. (Remember, the Perfect Labor Storm isn’t about a shortage of workers but a…
Most Workers Are Available to Recruit
Employers tend to think that only about 20 percent of employees at other companies are "available" to recruit. But Monster says the truth is nearly the opposite. Finding…