“There are not enough people to fill the jobs,” says Howard, whose company partners with governments at all levels to provide health and human services programs. “Where are the people going to come from? I have a colleague who tells me we aren’t producing enough babies to fill the jobs in the future.
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"“The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says there are 9.8 million unfilled jobs and only about 5.9 million job seekers to fill them,” Howard told an NCSL Legislative Summit session on workforce issues."
Despite Strong Labor Market, State and Local Government Jobs Go Unfilled