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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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This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 6655, "A Stronger Workforce for America Act."
Included in the legislation being considered to reauthorize WIOA is a meaningful update that at least half of the dollars fund skills training and work-based learning opportunities.
Capturing the current state of the U.S. workforce.
The U.S. Chamber joined the Coalition for Workforce Innovation’s lawsuit over the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new independent contractor rule.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 6585, the "Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act."
A new study finds that due to California’s AB-5 law, independent contractors were not converted to full-time employees and instead lost work opportunities, contrary to DOL’s theory.
Explore the numbers behind recent trends in remote work, the migration of workers, and the future of commercial office space in this data deep dive on the future of the workplace.
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.