It’s not AI—America’s looming labor shortage is the real story
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Experts say the United States faces a historic labor shortage driven by population shifts and a skills gap among new graduates, not AI. AI’s rise is masking deeper issues in health care, construction, and other sectors that struggle to find workers. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce warns the trend could slow economic growth for years, while states pursue policies to attract and train skilled workers.
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- As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected The Hechinger Report
- America's schools are producing a generation of techno-peasants Chicago Sun-Times
- America Has a Jobs Problem, and It's Not About AI Newser
- Rieva: An Emerging Shift in Workforce Power Dynamics Could Leave SMBs With Employee Shortages Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
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