Will We Have A Labor Shortage In 2020?

It may seem hard to believe right now, but one academic and consultant thinks that in a decade, we might have more jobs than we can fill.

Barry Bluestone is the Dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University and Director of the university’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. He argues at Salon.com that after the recession ends, the number of jobs in this country is expected to increase by 15 million while the number of workers will rise by just 9 million.

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