Demographics 44: Labor Secretary says we need more immigration
The decline in birth rates has been underway for 20-30 years, depending on the country. Every country says they hope to import immigrant workers but – this is global… some…
Demographics 43: Automation becomes essential in warehouse/distribution industry
Along with many warehouse laborers permanently leaving the field due to a multitude of factors including reskilling, pandemic-related illness and an aging workforce, the industry is also being hit with…
Demographics 39: “Lower Labor Force Participation Rates and Slower Population Growth Pose Challenges”-Federal Reserve
As the nation recovers from the pandemic-induced recession, finding workers to fill job openings has been a headwind for many regions and industries. Although many researchers have pointed to the…
22-Demographics: An important reason to develop international skills
I added a big update to this post so adding this link as a new, updated quick look: 22-Demographics: An important reason to develop international skills
33-Demographics: Shortage of health care workers
This is all over the country: Similar scenarios are playing out all over Oregon. A lack of qualified healthcare workers, which began before the pandemic and worsened after COVID-19 hit,…
29-Demographics: “slowing population growth, not pandemic, at the root of U.S. worker shortage “
And just like that, UC Riverside researchers are saying the same thing as this blog: Supply chain struggles have been widely blamed for the inability to meet consumer and business…
28-Demographics: Is the decline good or bad?
Is the decline in the global fertility rate a good thing or a bad thing? Perhaps it is neither – it is what it is. The Plus Side From one…
22-Demographics: An important reason to develop international skills
We usually think of international skills as being applied when we head to other countries. But in fact, global skills will be more important than ever even if you do…
Panera Bread testing voice recognition tech for drive thru orders
Automation will place increasingly large roles in fast food services: Two Panera Bread locations in upstate New York are testing artificial intelligence technology that takes drive-thru orders. Source: Panera Bread…
Part 17 – Population demographics: “Companies welcoming refugees” to fill positions
Tent Partnership for Refugees, a nonprofit founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, helps people displaced by conflict or persecution—and the numbers are increasing—find jobs. Source: Chobani CEO Helps Afghan, Ukrainian…