Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
9-10-2014
Publisher
Brookings Mountain West
Abstract
The Great Recession of 2008 temporarily solved employer workforce needs by lowering demand and increasing the number of unemployed skilled workers. After a few years of modest but sustained economic growth, the labor market for skilled workers has once again tightened and positions are going unfilled. This research helps national and regional leaders understand which skills are in short supply and offers policy advice on how to redress the imbalance between supply and demand. In addition to offering a national perspective on this topic, the lecture will examine the situation in Nevada.
Keywords
Economic development; Labor market; Labor supply; Recessions; Skilled labor; Skilled labor--Econometric models; Skilled labor--Supply and demand
Disciplines
Economics | Growth and Development | Inequality and Stratification | Labor Economics
File Format
File Size
1.031 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Rothwell, J.
(2014).
The Shortage of Skilled Workers: Quality Jobs for a Trained Workforce.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/83
Included in
Growth and Development Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Labor Economics Commons