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Talent Pulse: A D.C. outlook and the latest on hiring and retaining

Mar 3, 2025 | All Categories

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.

IndustryWeek – Likely directions for labor policy during Trump’s second term

EC&M – Apprenticeship programs shake-up stalls

Automation World – How AI is closing the skills gap and building a resilient workforce

Electronic Design – The tech behind upskilling the semiconductor workforce

Contractor – ServiceTrade 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

IndustryWeek – Performance reviews are best as structured conversations, not report cards