With the shortage of skilled workers, employers in the trades are struggling to maintain production levels. But they’re not alone; employers across industries are experiencing a labor shortage. In this blog, we’ll discuss the following:

This podcast article is actually the second part of a two-part series that talks about strategies for dealing with change in the workforce, something we all have to deal with. The first article in this series encourages you to take a look at the factors driving change. We established in that episode that the pace of change is exponentially increasing; people are changing faster, and they're changing more often, which significantly affects your employees and workforce. 

It’s not new news that the U.S. labor market is tight. The country needs more workers, but not just anyone - the highest demand remains for highly skilled tradesmen. Jobs that will always be needed are in the trades, but there are not enough qualified workers to meet that need.