March 29, 2015
Alexandra Levit tells readers of her NYT column that we should be thankful that Generation Z is entering the workforce because, “the United States is facing a skills gap in most industries.”
Really? I wonder how Ms. Levit knows about this skills gap? Usually we would look to things like high vacancy rates, longer hours for the workers that employers can find, and of course, rapidly rising wages. We don’t see this for any major occupation group. So what is the basis for asserting there is a skills gap?
Note: Thanks to Stefano Monti for calling this one to my attention.
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