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Employers having the most difficulty finding the right people to fill jobs are those in Mexico (78% reporting shortages), Canada (66%) and Japan (58%). The talent shortage appears to be least problematic in India, where only 13 percent of employers reported having difficulty filling positions.
"The talent shortage is becoming a reality for a larger number of employers around the world, and this is only going to get worse over the next several decades, as demographic shifts and other factors continue to reduce the number of people who are willing and able to participate in the workforce," said Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman & CEO of Manpower Inc. "The shortages are most acute across North America at this point, with employers in Europe and Asia currently feeling much less pressure to compete for employees."
In order of difficulty finding qualified personnel:
Sales Representatives
Engineers
Technicians (primarily production/operations, engineering and maintenance)
Production Operators
Skilled Manual Trades (primarily carpenters, welders and plumbers)
IT Staff (primarily programmers/developers)
Administrative Assistants/Personal Assistants
Drivers
Accountants
Management/Executives
Civil Commotion has been warning for a long time, of course, that the engineer shortage is hitting a critical impasse, that the day is at hand when vital jobs will go undone because there's nobody to do them. Today, in South Africa, 40-some percent of municipal engineering and technician positions are empty; there's nobody there, that is, to make certain the drinking water is clean, to inspect new construction, to oversee the design, construction and maintenance of the critical facilities we all take for granted.
Civilization's infrastructure is, literally, disintegrating as mankind fights over whose primitive superstitions are best.
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