DURING THIS EXCITING time of growth for biotech and the life sciences industry in Massachusetts, the future of this industry depends on growing the pool of trained, qualified workers. Currently, the biotech industry employs approximately 90,000 individuals in Massachusetts, and we expect – at minimum – an additional 20,000 jobs to be created over the […]
workforce development
Posted inOpinion
Time to build on Mass. registered apprenticeship program
THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE is at a crossroads. It’s understandable that a lot of workers to feel like there’s no place left for them in the 21st Century economy, given the jobs being sent overseas, the automation replacing workers by the hundreds, and the uncertainty of an economy bound to look vastly different as we emerge from […]
Posted inEconomy
Getting workforce development right
IN MARCH 2017, Boston Foundation CEO Paul Grogan wrote an op-ed for the Boston Globe titled “A Tight Labor Market is a Terrible Thing to Waste.” Since that time, when Boston’s unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, the labor market has only tightened. At the end of 2018, Greater Boston’s unemployment rate was below 2.5 percent. […]