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A Sobering Forecast for 2002 College Graduates John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: May 2002
By November, more than 360,000 may still be jobless.
 
Are We Prepared for a Knowledge-Based Economy? John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: November 2006
"The sectors where expansion will be the greatest--those that will continue to move the economy away from manufacturing--are the areas where the skills deficit will be most noticeable."
 
Baby Boomers at a Crossroads John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: January 2006
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
 
Embracing Today's Global Economy John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: September 2005
"We have the potential to become a world of trading partners who depend on each other for the well-being of our people. That certainly is a future less threatening than the one we know at present."
 
Establishing Rules for the New Workplace John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: November 2002
"The forces of technology, globalization, deregulation, shareholder power, and free agency have combined to change the social contract between the individual and the organization."
 
How to Smooth Job Transition to Offset Overseas Outsourcing John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: May 2004
"Policymakers have to refocus their energies away from trying to stop outsourcing to finding ways to help those affected."
 
How to Stay Hired John A. Challenger
Category: Life in America Published: September 2002
A dozen Labor Day resolutions can help employees greatly improve their workplace status.
 
Job Creation Requires Risk-Taking John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: March 2003
"In the current employment market, with so many talented people looking for work, it is necessary, regardless of age and experience, to be a lot more creative and aggressive when it comes to a job search."
 
One Step Back . . . and Two Forward? John A. Challenger
Category: Business & Finance Published: July 2011
". . . Permanent job loss . . . is a fact of life when you live in a free-market economy that constantly is innovating and trying to move forward."
 
Retirees as Job Market Assets John A. Challenger
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2003
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the projected number of positions to be filled over the next decade (167,800,000) will outnumber available workers (157,700,000). Seniors seeking to return to the workplace can help fill that gap.
 
Solving the Looming Labor Crisis John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: July 2003
A growing number of retirees, declining fertility rates, and a labor force that simply does not possess the right skills to meet employers' needs are leading to shortages of workers for many positions.
 
The Recovery Finally Has Arrived--For Real John A. Challenger
Category: Economics Published: March 2004
The American economy sports a sleek new look as it shakes off the shackles of recession.