TACKLING MONTANA'S WORKFORCE SHORTAGE

Montana's effective workforce depends on its population, their skills and overall participation. [...]growing the state's labor pool requires population growth, skill growth and/ or increased participation. [...]while it may be possible to address Montana's workforce challenges throug...

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Published in:Montana business quarterly 2018-04, Vol.56 (1), p.12-14
Main Author: Ward, Bryce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Cost of living
Employers
Labor force
Quality of life
Shortages
Skills
Workers
Workforce
Working conditions
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Summary:Montana's effective workforce depends on its population, their skills and overall participation. [...]growing the state's labor pool requires population growth, skill growth and/ or increased participation. [...]while it may be possible to address Montana's workforce challenges through some combination of talent attraction and training, there is a lot of work to do to create systems that will effectively increase the state's workforce. Only workers themselves can reveal what they did not know about potential job opportunities; that they didn't pursue an opportunity because they did not feel they had the right skills; or that they did not find the potential opportunity appealing. [...]a deeper understanding of a worker's perspective of Montana jobs is an essential step in developing policies that might help the state's employers draw from a larger, better pool of potential employees.
ISSN:0026-9921