While unemployment rates are still historically low,some industries are struggling more than others to find workers.Which part of the labor market is taking the hardesthit? Blue-collar workers, according to The ConferenceBoard's report, "US Labor Shortages-Challenges and Solutions."
"In a span of 10 years, the U.S. economy moved from having theweakest labor market since the Great Depression to one of thetightest in history," the authors write. "The result is a labormarket with critical shortages, especially for blue-collar andmanual services employers who are experiencing much tighter labormarkets than employers of highly educated white-collar workers–theexact opposite of prevailing trends in recent decades."
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