Certified Skills Welding program at Flathead Valley Community College earns rare distinction as nationally accredited facility

Skilled trades positions remain the most difficult to fill across the U.S., according to a firm that specializes in workforce research.

ManpowerGroup polled more than 1,000 employers for its annual Talent Shortage Survey to provide insight into the supply and demand of the American workforce.

For the fourth consecutive year, businesses reported that employees with trade skills like welding, carpentry and machining were the hardest to find. When asked why, 48 percent of employers said the pool of candidates lacked technical competency and hard skills, and 32 percent said there were simply no available candidates.

By Dillon Tabish

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