Workforce

Labor Issues

Workers and employers must continually remain responsive to advances in workplace technology. The nature of work and the skills required for most occupations are changing at an unprecedented rate. Businesses demand workers with more education and new skills to compete in today's dynamic marketplace. Data on employment trends are essential to matching job skills with job openings, choosing careers, planning for educational and training programs, and making business location or expansion decisions.

The growing disparity between available jobs and workers with requisite abilities frequently results in labor shortages in some industries and occupations, yet high unemployment among other workers. Reliable workforce information is essential to minimizing the inequity of unemployed people who need and want to work and businesses unable to locate workers with the necessary job skills.

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