As I sifted through the Beige Book to see which areas of the economy were posting upward wage pressures and
growing skilled labour shortages I could see a large swath — Technology, Construction, Transportation Services, Restaurants, Durable Goods Manufacturing.
Not exact matches
In the face of a tightening
labour market, we commend the Government for taking efforts to promote the
skilled trades and developing under - leveraged parts of the workforce, which the 2016 Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard identified as key steps in
growing our economy.
«A
growing shortage of highly
skilled labour is becoming desperate, threatening our ability to keep up in a global, knowledge - based economy... Our Employment Insurance Program perpetuates regional disparity and discourages Canadians from relocating to where work is available.»
This conjures up images of unemployed workers sitting around and spurning job offers amidst
growing labour and
skills shortages.
Plug the gaps: The
growing deficit of
skilled labour needed to fill in - demand jobs has caused
growing pressure on employers across the globe.
This is reflected in the findings of the Hays Global
Skills Index 2014 in which our CEO, Alistair Cox reflects upon the
growing labour pressures and an increased demand for
skilled workers:
A modestly improved global economy has seen
labour market pressures ease slightly since 2016, as
growing numbers of well - educated migrants provide a flow of
skilled labour across countries.
The Polish economy is expected to
grow faster in 2017 (3.9 per cent) than in 2016 (2.7 per cent), which could increase demand for
skilled labour.
Businesses in the
skilled labour market should benefit from improving education flexibility, with a
growing number of graduates in the recruitment pool.
The economies in the Americas are forecast by the IMF to
grow by 2.1 per cent in 2017, nearly double the growth rate achieved by these economies in 2016.23 That will tend to increase demand for
skilled labour in the region.
Earning a living from an «online job» is one of the fastest
growing employment types across the globe due to the availability of
skilled labour in the online marketplace — allowing employers to source business requirements from virtually anyone with a PC and an internet connection.