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Article: Nearly One Million 'Middle-Skill' Job Openings Projected for Illinois by 2014; New Report Refutes Claims of 'Hourglass' Skilled Labor Market.
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- October 7, 2008
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Countering assumptions that a college education will be the only ticket to a stable economic future in Illinois, nearly one million openings in "middle-skill" job market -- those that require more than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year degree -- are projected for the state by 2014, according to a new study released by experts from The Workforce Alliance (TWA) and the Skills2Compete-Illinois campaign, an affiliate of the national Skills2Compete campaign (see also Skills2Compete-Illinois).
The influx of middle-skill job openings (including new jobs and replacement) would account for almost half of all openings between 2004 and 2014. Low- and ...