Workforce Monitor Weekly - Jan. 16, 2022 - Great Resignation, Labor Shortages

First, the Great Resignation is not about quitting. Second, It’s not about white-collar burnout. Third, it’s not just a 2021 phenomenon.  

This report was based on an enormous amount of data tallied from 320 million online job postings at close to 40,000 online job boards, newspapers, and employer sites in the U.S. collected since 2007.

In 2022 the job market will dramatically change. Wage growth, new careers, industry convergence, and lots of new careers ahead.

Credential transparency enables stakeholders in learning and job ecosystems to explore and compare credentials in order to make better decisions about the best options for learning, advancement, and meaningful careers.

In an update to their Tableau dashboard using IPEDS data to show which credentials students are completing by college and state, John Fink and Davis Jenkins incorporated earnings data to lend additional insight into programs’ postgraduation outcomes.

Community colleges can help current and prospective gig workers navigate and succeed in the gig economy.

While digital badges have been around for years, there are still some misconceptions about what they can do and be used for. Discover the top seven myths about digital badges now.

We rank 50th in the nation in the divide between the percentage of adult Hispanic Coloradans who have earned an associate or bachelor’s degree and the much higher percentage of degree-holding non-Hispanic whites. We rank 47th in public investment for higher education. And demographic changes mean we have just 10 years to address critical talent issues as the state’s over-65 population sees record growth, requiring more state spending on retirees, while the number of younger workers sustaining our tax base to fund education and other needs holds steady.

In the ongoing drama of today’s historically tight labor market, professional development is once again in the spotlight. At a time when employers are pulling every lever they have to attract and retain workers, a well-designed education benefit can be a competitive differentiator. Not only that, but it can provide employers with a double advantage by both incentivizing workers to stay and producing a more versatile, skilled workforce.

Retail sales (NAICS 44-45) for the nation increased 3.1% from $5,402.3 billion in 2019 to $5,570.4 billion in 2020.

For tens of thousands of Hoosiers, the cost of returning to college is more than just tuition — it requires cash up front for unpaid bills from their previous attempts at degrees.

Opportunity@Work’s latest research reveals the severe impact of employers excluding the talent pool of workers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes instead of a bachelor’s degree.

Education Design Lab (the “Lab”) is a national non-profit organization comprised of “researchers, doers, designers, and builders.“