Inadequate demand — rather than mismatches between job requirements and skills — is the major reason for the elevated unemployment rate, an economist writes. But even as the jobless rate declines, skill requirements for good jobs will continue to rise.
Category: skilled workers
United States of Health Care
A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the country will add 5.6 million health care and social assistance jobs in the current decade.
Community College as a Bridge to New Skills
Vocational training at community colleges can help workers who have lost what were once steady blue-collar jobs requiring only a high school diploma.