Workforce Development

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, which launches Monday, aims to give a leg up to some of the estimated 5.5 million Americans, ages 16 to 24, who aren’t employed or in school. Demographers and economists refer to the group as "disconnected youth."

Policy makers will have a big new problem to deal with: the disappearance of human jobs.

The Army has already discharged 80,000 troops. The next 40,000 will be harder, especially for the communities that depend on them.

"Developing these badges gives us a tremendous opportunity to partner with business and industry and grow the workforce and the economy."

"Our business is good, and we continue to win new contracts," she said. "It’s been a challenge to find experienced welders and fitters, but we are working with local technical colleges to hire and train employees."

The country known as `Start-Up Nation’ now has a computer-scientist shortage

The College Employer Collaborative (CEC), a group of community colleges and employers that will work with CorpU to develop college curricula and credentials intended to meet the needs of high-growth industries.

Computer-related jobs are expected to grow faster than the median for all occupations through 2022, according to government statistics.

Susan Page interviews Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) about the shifting ideals in the workforce, especially in the Millennial generation, and what that means for policymakers

The employment rate for the disabled remains basically unchanged after a quarter-century, and many of the 34 percent of Americans with disabilities who do have jobs are in sheltered workshops earning around $2 an hour.