Challenger, John A.,

The Coming Labor Shortage. John A. Challenger. - Futurist, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 60, Business, 1522-3191; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Coming Labor Shortage, Sept./Oct. 2003; pp. 24-28.

"Despite...alarming statistics on joblessness, another crisis--severe labor shortages--threatens employers across the nation. For thousands of laid-off workers, the dot-com bust, the recession, and the rising unemployment that followed seem to have erased all memory of recent labor shortages of the late 1990s. But thanks to an unprecedented convergence of demographic and educational trends, labor shortages are expected to return at an even greater level in the immediate future." (FUTURIST) This article identifies some of the industries where these shortages will occur and explains why they will happen.

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Aged--Employment
Baby boom generation (1946-1964)
Employees--Recruiting
Employment forecasting
Fertility--Human--Statistics
Labor market
Labor supply
Labor supply--Effect of education on
Retirement
Skilled labor
Underemployment
Vocational guidance
Young adults--Employment

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