Workforce wrap: A D.C. outlook and the latest on hiring and retaining

Mar 3, 2025 | All Categories

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The availability and quality of talent continue to be top priorities for C-suites across the U.S. economy even if the overall labor market has softened somewhat in recent months. Finding, keeping and training workers is an especially urgent topic in the manufacturing and skilled-trades sectors and one that is closely followed by a hatful of Endeavor brands.

Here is—spurred in part by the release last month of Grant Thornton’s State of Work in America survey—a rundown of some of the most pertinent recent pieces published by Endeavor teams.

IndustryWeekLikely directions for labor policy during Trump’s second term

EC&MApprenticeship programs shake-up stalls

Automation WorldHow AI is closing the skills gap and building a resilient workforce

Electronic DesignThe tech behind upskilling the semiconductor workforce

ContractorServiceTrade research reveals strategies for attracting, hiring and retaining techs amid skilled labor shortage

EHS Today – Call it what you want but DEI is really a talent strategy

IndustryWeekPerformance reviews are best as structured conversations, not report cards

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