Growing shortages of blue-collarworkers are the result of “converging demographic, educational, andeconomic trends in the U.S. economy.” (Photo:Shutterstock)
It's literally been decades since it was harder to find blue-collar workers than white-collar workers,but that's the current state of affairs in this tight job market.
A new analysis by The Conference Board predicts that growingblue-collar labor shortages will continue in 2019 and even after.In addition, companies can expect growing shortages in sectors thatinclude transportation, health care support, manufacturing, agriculture, mining andconstruction.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
