Tamara Erickson, one of the authors of the Harvard Press book Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills And Talent” testified before the U.S. Senate last year on workforce trends. Her main points:

The workforce is older, and limited in availability. There will be a shortage of skilled workers of traditional work age [...]

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The effects of cuts in the permanent workforce are starting to show.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Continent and Alternative Employment Arrangements has documented that in 2005 more than 10 million workers – about 7.4 of the employed – were independent contractors (an increase from 6.4 in 2001). An increasing number of workers are [...]

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According to the recent Accenture High Performance Workforce Study, corporate executives surveyed say there is a problem with skills in the workforce. Critical functions are reported as not performing as strongly as they should:

Only 14% of respondents described the overall skill level of their organizations’ entire workforce as industry leading.
Just 20% of respondents said the [...]

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The rapidly aging global workforce – caused mainly by the number of retirement-eligible employees continuing to work – is both a challenge and major opportunity for corporations, according to a report released by The Conference Board. America’s Aging Workforce Posing New Opportunities and Challenges for Companies
“The maturing workforce is often seen as an issue to [...]

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