Where will Wisconsin find enough workers?
Two and a half years ago, the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance said a looming worker shortage threatened the state’s long-term economic growth.
Now, a new report from the nonprofit research organization suggests the problem is even worse than it initially thought.
When the Taxpayers Alliance published the earlier report, “The Impending Storm,” it assumed Wisconsin would gain about 300,000 residents by 2040 from net migration — more people moving here than moving out.
The migration gain is the official projection by the State Department of Administration. An increase of that size would keep the state’s working-age population at about its current level.
Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2016/09/03/where-wisconsin-find-enough-workers/89783022/
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