More Jobs for Graduates

Skilled workers are becoming harder and harder for employers to find. From plumbers to dental hygienists to teachers to border patrol officers to radiologists, virtually every industry, at nearly every level, in every developed country, is already affected by a shortage of workers who possess the right education, skills, and attitudes to do the jobs.

Statistical charts depict the dramatic shift in our national demographics which is soon going to be emptying our national workforce. At the turn of the last century (1900), demographic charts showed very few older people and a lot of
younger people. The charts ended up looking like a pyramid, because each older age group was naturally a little smaller than the younger age group below it, due to deaths. Well, that’s not what’s happening anymore. These days, our demographic chart has turned into more of a rectangle, since the older generations are living longer and people are not having as many children. In fact, there’s actually an indentation in the middle, right after the Baby Boomers, which means there are more older people than younger people. (page 3)