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When businesses can find and retain the right people to innovate, compete, and grow—and when people have the skills and opportunities to put their talent to work—there’s no limit to what we can all achieve.
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To fill open jobs needed today—and in the years to come—employers can double down on reskilling and upskilling their current workforce to remain globally competitive.
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Here’s what the latest data says—and what businesses need to know—about the workforce of the future.
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Capturing the current state of the U.S. workforce.
Workforce participation remains below pre-pandemic levels. We are missing 1.7 million Americans from the workforce compared to February of 2020.
American businesses are creating hundreds of thousands of jobs each month, yet a significant number of positions still remain unfilled, especially in the professional and business service sector.
Every state is facing an unprecedented challenge finding workers to fill open jobs. Learn which states have been impacted the most by the nation’s worker shortage crisis.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, on H.R. 6951, the "College Cost Reduction Act."
The United States is currently grappling with a nursing shortage that is causing a ripple effect of rising health care costs and lower quality of life across the country.
Remote and hybrid work now institutionalized in the middle market, according to workforce special report
This special report on workforce dynamics from the RSM and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Middle Market Business Index provides unique insights into labor trends and strategies that are shaping the marketplace.
