Building A Future-Ready Workforce to Withstand the Looming Labor Shortage
Sep 18, 2024 10:33AM ● By WNC Business
When worker shortages, a wage-price spiral, and high turnover rocked the labor market in 2021 and 2022, they weren't part of a one-time pandemic disruption; they were the first gusts of a coming storm that will hit in the decade to come.
The Baby Boomers are retiring, and fewer younger workers are coming to take their place, and this is leading to shortages in industries across the economy. So what can be done to build a future-ready workforce in the face of this historic shift?
Read the full detailed Lightcast report at The Rising Storm.
Source: Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, Lightcast