Media Coverage

The Rising Storm

Word is spreading across the country: there's a storm coming. The looming labor shortage, revealed by Lightcast data and analysis, is making waves throughout the press.

Media Coverage and Key Highlights from The Rising Storm

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America's Population Time Bomb

Experts have warned of a "silver tsunami" as America's population undergoes a huge demographic shift in the near future.

Read the article from Newsweek

Think Twice About Touting This Economy

Baby Boomers are retiring en masse. And parts of the financial sector are cutting jobs, but unemployment isn't rising.

Read the article from The New York Times

US Faces a Deficit of 6 Million Workers in Less Than a Decade

Population seen growing at much faster pace than workforce. Mismatch between change in labor force and jobs in high demand.

Read the article from Bloomberg

Scripps News syndicated this interview with Ron Hetrick, lead author of "The Rising Storm," in over 70 television markets.

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The Rising Storm: Business Leaders navigate America's Labor Shortage

Labor force participation has leveled off. Yet many business attitudes developed when labor was abundant.

Read the article from Forbes

More Than 4 Million Older Workers Have Left the Workforce Since 2020

As older employees retire, they are set to create more job openings than younger generations can fill, according to a new report by the workforce analytics firm Lightcast.

Read the article from Inc.

Companies attitudes towards layoffs are changing - here's why.

Companies aren't as quick on the layoff trigger these days.

Read the article from Axios

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Builders Warn Deportation Would Drive Up Home Costs

Many contrctors say they can’t afford to lose more people from an aging, immigrant-dependent workforce still short of nearly 400,000 people.

Read the article from NBC News

The Labor Shortage Is Not Going Away

An aging populace and anti-immigration policies are poised to aggravate a critical economic problem.

Read the article from US News

Labor Shortage Projections Point to Dramatic Workforce Changes by 2032

Managing labor shortages may be a core issue for employers in the future and it is in their best interest to work on growing and reshaping their workforce in the present.

Read the article from HR Digest

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The U.S. is facing its largest labor shortage in history

There's a massive labor shortage on the horizon and employers must act now in order to have enough skilled workers to fill in-demand jobs.

Read the article from WorkingNation

The Great Shrinking of the U.S. Workforce

It’s no secret that workers are in short supply in many fields—even those that pay well. This problem isn’t cyclical, but the result of major demographic and cultural shifts that won’t change anytime soon.

Read the article from Work Shift

Creating a Future-Ready Workforce

Learn how labor market information and can help institutions of higher education advance strategic priorities.

Listen to the Credentials Unscripted podcast

Building a Future Ready Workforce

Local, data-driven approaches to workforce development and education are essential for addressing these challenges.

Listen to the Trending In Ed podcast

"The Rising Storm" Audiobook on Spotify

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Econ Dev Show: Navigating America's Looming Labor Crisis with Lightcast's Josh Wright

Josh Wright, EVP of Workforce and Business Development at Lightcast, breaks down key elements of the perfect storm headed for the US workforce. Explore practical strategies for building a future-ready workforce through skills-based hiring, talent retention, and data-driven approaches on the Econ Dev Show podcast.

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The U.S. is facing its largest labor shortage in history

There’s a massive labor shortage on the horizon and employers must act now in order to have enough skilled workers to fill in-demand jobs.

Read the article from Working Nation

The Great Shrinking of the U.S. Workforce

Read the article from Work Shift

Creating a Future-Ready Workforce

Learn how labor market information and can help institutions of higher education advance strategic priorities.

Listen to the Credentials Unscripted podcast

Building a Future Ready Workforce

Local, data-driven approaches to workforce development and education are essential for addressing these challenges.

Listen to the Trending In Ed podcast