Iowa warned again; worker shortage threatens future
| October 2, 2007 |  View for printing |
State officials have known for years about possible worker shortages in Iowa. The problems are blamed on multiple factors, one of the biggest being the aging baby boomer population who are now between the ages of 43 and 61.
Iowa’s looming skilled worker shortage threatens the state’s economy, business representatives and state department leaders told lawmakers Monday.
“There is a crisis and we’re in the beginning stages of that crisis,” said Rod Dooley, who helps with recruitment for Rockwell-Collins, an aviation communications company that is one of the state’s largest manufacturers.
By JASON CLAYWORTH REGISTER STAFF WRITER
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