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A growing labor-market paradox is taking shape: college graduates are struggling to find jobs while employers face an unprecedented shortage of qualified workers. baltimoresun.com/2026/09/14/…
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READY - SET - GO!!!
We've got *many* events on the docket over the next 8 weeks.
If you're planning to be at: PA World, SAP HR Connect, Gartner (UK & US), Workday Rising (US & UK), HR Tech, or Unleash World.
We'd love to connect with you. lightcast.io/contact-us
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Work intelligence: When hundreds or thousands of employees—and millions of dollars of business—rest on a workforce strategy, the underlying data needs external validation, structure, and governance.
That’s what Lightcast work intelligence delivers. lightcast.io/our-data/work-i…
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In this clip, report author and data viz guru Hannah Greiser breaks down the dumbbell chart included in "Defining the Skilled Trades: A Data-Driven Blueprint for the Future".
It compares 'completions' to 'openings'.
More in the full report: lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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Garrett tried community college 3 times. At 28, he found a different way forward.
A paid apprenticeship led him into commercial building inspection. Eight years and approximately 13 certifications later, he’s helping build a multibillion-dollar hospital. lightcast.io/resources/blog/…
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There is no single US skilled-trades labor market.
Over the past decade, skilled-trade employment has surged in parts of the Mountain West and Sunbelt while growing much more slowly — or declining — elsewhere.
Explore the geographic story: lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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For decades, the bachelor’s degree has been positioned as the default route to a strong career.
The labor market is sending a more complicated signal.
See the research: lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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In our webinar on Sept 22, we'll define the skilled trades, and help you develop strategies to deal with these prolific shortages we're primed to experience.
Register today: lightcast.io/resources/webin…
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AI. Advanced manufacturing. Data centers. Infrastructure. Reshoring.
Behind some of the biggest investments in the US economy is a workforce we don’t talk about nearly enough: the skilled trades.
lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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45% of skilled-trade occupations use apprenticeships as a talent-development pathway.
For Carpenters: 78%.
Electricians: 74%.
Plumbers: 67%.
And skilled-trade apprenticeship completions have increased more than 70% since 2015. lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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Men currently hold 90% of skilled-trade jobs.
Bringing more women into the #skilledtrades represents a significant opportunity to expand the talent pipeline.
See the data, explore our recommendations, and download our list of 135 skilled-trade jobs: lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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"The impending lack of skilled trades workers has been a resounding issue in our economy for years," Ron Hetrick, principal economist at Lightcast
Read the full story in @YahooFinance + @hrdive:
finance.yahoo.com/small-busi…
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A common assumption is that a four-year degree gives you a better shot at getting a job than a skilled-trade career. New data challenges that assumption.
Read more in our latest report. Defining the Skilled Trades: A Data Driven Blueprint for the Future lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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Lightcast creates meaning from messy data.
We continuously clean, link, validate, and enrich billions of workforce signals so organizations spend time making decisions instead of integrating data.
Dig into our data: lightcast.io/our-data
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Football’s next competitive advantage is being built off the pitch.
New @FinancialTimes reporting featuring Lightcast data finds that data and analytics now account for 5% of roles advertised by Premier League clubs—double the share two years ago. ft.com/content/6249139a-6ca6…
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Lightcast Research Director Matt Walsh describes the rigor we went through to arrive at our new definitive list of 135 skilled trades, which organizations can now use to plan their workforce future, and institutions can use to build future-focused programs.
#skilledtrades
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WEBINAR: The Skilled Trades, Defined and Aligned.
Sign up now >> lightcast.io/resources/webin…
Lightcast has created a practical definition covering 135 skilled trade occupations. We’ll show how that framework creates a clearer view of the workers and the work.
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We're excited to share our SVP of Education, Ray Sass, will be a guest lecturer this fall for the @Harvard Graduate School of Education's "Leading Workforce Learning in the Age of AI" seminar, developed in collaboration with the GSV Workforce Insights Board.
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Here’s a side of the AI boom that deserves more attention:
**Data centers added a net 315,000 skilled-trade workers over the last five years.**
Every new facility creates demand for people who can build, wire, install, maintain, repair, and operate: lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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The US skilled-trades retirement challenge has a geography.
The Northeast faces the greatest near-term retirement risk, while the Southwest and Mountain West have comparatively younger skilled-trade workforces.
See the state-by-state picture: lightcast.io/resources/resea…
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