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When businesses can find and retain the right people to innovate, compete, and grow—and when people have the skills and opportunities to put their talent to work—there’s no limit to what we can all achieve.
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Survey shows many of the newly reported 9.3 million unemployed are never coming back to work.
America is on the verge of what could be a great economic resurgence, but job creators are currently held back by a serious worker shortage.
New poll of unemployed Americans reveals jobs lost and return-to-work barriers, including childcare access and skills gaps.
As observers of labor policy know, unions and their allies have undertaken a concerted effort in recent years to undermine independent contracting, and that effort has led to misguided policies like California’s notorious legislation known as AB 5, the ramifications of which are still unfolding.
There are more open positions in the United States than ever before and not enough workers to fill them. Here is what businesses and governments need to do now to address this problem.
Businesses are increasingly saying they are unable to hire the workers they need to make their products and provide their services.
By analyzing more than two decades worth of federal jobs and employment data and conducting surveys of top industry association economists and local and state chamber of commerce leaders across the country, we examined the current state of the American workforce and the monumental challenges employers are facing across the country.
New research shows worker shortage slowing the recovery across states and industries; Chamber calls for eliminating barriers to work, deeper investment in skills training, and visa increases
New U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and SHRM research shows employers across the country are ready to increase investment in employee training and development, but encounter barriers with funding and public-private leadership
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauded House passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and urges swift passage in the Senate.