Blue-collar industries are experiencing greater recruiting difficulties than other industries.
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Labor Shortages

Blue-collar industries are experiencing greater recruiting difficulties than other industries.

May 25, 2021 | Chart

 

 

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GadLevanon, PhD

Former Vice President, Labor Markets
The Conference Board

FrankSteemers

Former Senior Economist
The Conference Board

AgronNicaj

Associate Economist
The Conference Board

MichaelPapadopoulos

Former Associate Economist
The Conference Board

JeanneShu

Director, Labor Markets
The Conference Board


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Investing in Productivity to Overcome the Tight Labor Market

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Wages come down in 2nd quarter

Wages come down in 2nd quarter

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Wage inequality continues downward trend

Wage inequality continues downward trend in quarter 2 of 2023

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Recent hikes in quits rates indicate retention difficulties across all industrie…

Recent hikes in quits rates indicate retention difficulties across all industries, but have nearly approached pre-pandemic levels

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Decline in office and administrative support work suggests certain tasks and ski…

Decline in office and administrative support work suggests certain tasks and skills have been replaced by automation

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CEOs are having trouble filling positions as the unemployment rate drops lower

CEOs are having trouble filling positions as the unemployment rate drops lower

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Non-union wages are growing faster than union wages

Non-union wages are growing faster than union wages

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Employers Lowering Education Qualifications

Labor shortages and the tightening of labor markets have led companies to lower education requirements when recruiting.

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Amidst abundance of job opportunities, quits rate is historically high

The rapid rise in job openings to historic highs coupled with increasingly more workers quitting is leading to severe labor shortages, especially in leisure & hospita…

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Growth in Remote Work

There has been a large increase in the share of office job ads that mention remote work since before the pandemic.

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Blue-collar industries are experiencing greater recruiting difficulties than oth…

Blue collar industries are struggling to fill vacancies

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