'States really rely on people, and they rely on businesses for economic development,' Christopher said. In addition to measuring things like college-level educational attainment, the concentration of technical workers, migration patterns and right-to-work laws, we are also looking at the availability of workers with two-year degrees and industry-recognized certifications. With that in mind, we have expanded our Workforce category for 2022. So, it's really on employers and communities to think outside the box, finding dislocated workers.' 'Unfortunately, I think we're going to continue to see a labor shortage. 'We see that population growth is at its lowest in history, and this is based on birth rates just not replacing themselves,' said Cara Christopher, senior vice president for business development at EMSI Burning Glass, an Idaho-based labor market consulting firm that provided some data on workforce attraction for the CNBC study. economy, not just because of the Great Resignation, but because of demographics. Many experts believe worker shortages will be a long-term feature in the U.S.
