http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/may/29/as-good-jobs-continue-to-go-unfilled/?print
The U.S. unemployment rate remains above 8 percent, and every
politician extols the importance of job creation. Yet each month
thousands of manufacturing jobs are there for the taking — but companies
are unable to hire sufficiently skilled workers.
“Five percent of manufacturing jobs go unfilled every day because we
can’t find the skilled workforce,” fretted Jay Timmons, president of the
National Association of Manufacturers.
At any given time, this skills gap represents about 600,000 open
jobs. That’s a stark number given how much attention is focused on the
high unemployment rate of 8.1 percent and weak monthly job numbers.
The vacant jobs involve skilled production positions such as
machinists, production operators and technicians. Employers complain
that they can’t find workers with the skills to calibrate machinery, do
simple math and even more
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