Skills Gap

MakerSpace NYC is one of at least 2,000 community workshops across the country.

As liquefied natural gas facilities, SpaceX, and other industrial projects expand in the Rio Grande Valley, trades programs are training local residents for jobs.

Data center jobs are in high demand, and wage growth in the sector is outpacing the rest of the labor market. But the benefits of that growth are limited.

A program in Maine is teaching young people with no previous connections to the lobster business how to get into an industry where the barriers to entry have historically been high.

There’s no real evidence yet that AI is eliminating entry-level jobs en masse, but researchers say that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be preparing for the possibility.

Critics warn that the new limits set to go into effect on July 1 could hurt the Massachusetts economy and shut out low-income students.

Companies like Starship, which operates close to 80 delivery robots at Oregon State University, are turning college grounds into real-world training grounds for students studying robotics.

Philadelphia’s unemployment rate has risen recently, from 4.5% to 5.3%. That is a whole percentage point higher than the state and national average.

Economists say the number of college grads who are underemployed, or working in jobs that don’t require the degrees they just earned, is too high.

One of the oldest trade schools in the country is teaching students how to land lifelong jobs working with their hands.