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Ascend Indiana reports widening gap between job growth after COVID-19 pandemic
November 03, 2022
WISH-TV, Divine Triplett: Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy released a new report revealing a large shift showing that highly skilled and educated workers were in the most demand as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions began to ease over time.
Report shows a widening misalignment between job growth and educational attainment in Indiana post-pandemic
November 03, 2022
WFYI, Taylor Bennett: A new report from Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy takes a deeper look at the job market and postsecondary education following the pandemic.
Study: Growing gap between talent demand and supply
November 03, 2022
Inside INdiana Business, Wes Mills: A new report from Ascend Indiana, the state’s workforce development initiative, and EmployIndy shows a widening gap between demand for highly skilled, highly educated workers and the number of Indiana students pursuing college degrees who could one day fill those jobs.
Central Indiana lacks educated workforce to fill high-skilled jobs, report finds
November 03, 2022
Indianapolis Business Journal, Peter Blanchard: The gap between the number of high-skilled jobs and trained workers to fill those positions widened during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis of labor market trends in central Indiana.
Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy report shows a widening misalignment between job growth and educational attainment in Indiana post-pandemic
November 03, 2022
A new report from Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy shows that as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions began to ease over time, a vast and permanent shift emerged showing that highly skilled, highly educated workers were the most in-demand, while at the same time, Indiana was seeing significant declines in postsecondary enrollment by Indiana residents. In addition, the report shows that equity gaps in postsecondary education are reflecting those found in the workforce.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Ascend Indiana’s Network to Help Students With Indiana STEM Careers Search (Terre Haute)
October 25, 2022
Indiana Chamber of Commerce: A partnership between Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Ascend Indiana, an initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, is increasing opportunities for students from the top-ranked undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics college to begin their careers in Indiana.
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