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The Midwest Challenge: Matching Jobs with Education in the Post-Recession Economy
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Full Report - Press Release
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While the economy continues to transition from a production-based economy to a services-based economy, manufacturing and agricultural employment in the Midwest will continue to decline.
However, Midwestern states are no longer solely dependent on these industries. New jobs in the region will be in high-skill service industries such as education and healthcare.
These new jobs will require at least some postsecondary education and training beyond high school.
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Job Vacancies Forecast for New England by 2018 … But Do Our Workers Have What it Takes to Fill Them?
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Full Article - Media Advisory |
Relative to the national average of 63% of jobs requiring postsecondary education and training, three states, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire (68%, 65% and 64% respectively) are above average; Rhode Island and Vermont are just below the national trend.
Due to a variety of economic factors explained in greater detail below, Maine demonstrates below average proportions of jobs (59%) requiring postsecondary education and training in the future. |
Reports on the South and West will be available here in the coming months.