Romer: Building a Future-Ready Workforce

Romer: Building a future-ready workforce

As we approach the end of 2025, there’s an urgent issue that demands our attention — not just locally, but nationwide. Lightcast’s recent report, The Rising Storm, raises a stark warning about what could become the largest labor shortage in U.S. history. With Baby Boomers retiring in large numbers, declining birth rates, and historically low labor force participation, the country is expected to face a shortfall of nearly six million workers by 2…

LIVE NOW: Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Apprenticeships, Future Workforce

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing to examine registered apprenticeships, focusing on scaling the workforce for the future, at 10 a.m. ET on Nov. 5. Witnesses Josh Laney—Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), Phenix City, AL Latitia McCane, Ph.D.—The Apprentice School, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA Gardner Carrick—The Manufacturing Institute, Rockville, MD John Downey—International Unio…