Where Are the Workers? Project launches website with new data and insights for Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Where Are the Workers?, a multiphase project delving into the labor shortage in Northeast Ohio, has created a new website to share its findings.
Wean Foundation Board of Directors Meets at Amphitheater
Bethia Burke, president of the Cleveland-based Fund for Our Economic Future, was the guest speaker at the meeting. She shared insights from her fund’s “Where are the Workers” analysis.
Where are the workers in Greater Akron? ‘Right under your nose,’ chamber president says
The work initially focused on Summit, Medina and Portage counties, partly funded by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area, but it eventually expanded into a broader regional 11-county research project, led by the Fund for Our Economic Future.
Survey reveals reasons behind labor shortage in Portage area
…workers want employers to include salary information in their job listings, freelance and contract work is a growing part of the job landscape, that COVID-19 has had a big impact on people looking for work, there are mixed feelings about vaccine mandates in the workplace, and workers have a high interest in job training and education.
The Changing Reality of Human Resource Management
Fund President Bethia Burke moderated a panel of human resources leaders who discussed the role’s evolution in the wake of recent workforce changes.
We finally know what happened to all those Cleveland workers in the Great Resignation: Today in Ohio
And this was a survey of nearly 5,000 working adults across 11 counties in Northeast Ohio. And basically it shows that the great resignation is far from over.
Will people rejoin the workforce? How many workers will quit this year? Survey of 5,000 Northeast Ohioans offers clues
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Despite the all the turnover during the “Great Resignation,” 1-in-5 workers in the Northeast Ohio are still thinking of quitting in the next year.
Greater Cleveland Career Consortium aims to connect students to careers and solve talent gap
Thanks to the Great Resignation, caused in part by the pandemic, many employers are facing a talent shortage, with a new survey from the Fund for our Economic Future finding that four of five companies surveyed in Northeast Ohio say they have been increasing pay
Virtual Roundtables Ask ‘Where Are the Workers?’
“Our goal is to create an environment for candid conversations that produce actionable insights for employers and practitioners in Northeast Ohio and beyond,” said Bethia Burke, president of the Fund for Our Economic Future.
Improved literacy and numbers skills will create a larger pool of qualified workers: Laureen Atkins
When further asked about the biggest workforce-related challenges, 85% cited recruitment, with more than half again mentioning the lack of qualified candidates.
