According to financial news service Bloomberg, the Trump administration may face "headwinds" in its goal of creating 25 million new jobs that includes a planned resurgence in manufacturing. Citing data in the 2017 Randstad Sourceright Talent Trends Report, Bloomberg points out that survey data shows 80% of human capital leaders believe skills shortages will affect their companies in the next 12 months.
“Talent scarcity is a direct result of having a fully-employed workforce, especially in IT-type and other professional-skill jobs,” Rebecca Henderson, CEO of Randstad Sourceright, is quoted saying in the article, which questions whether a growing skills gap will be slow the Trump administration's efforts. Click here to read the full article.