Articles tagged as: workforce
October 9, 2024
New report makes recommendations to prevent people with disabilities from leaving the workforce
A 20-year-old worker has a 1 in 4 chance of experiencing a significant disabling condition before retiring, according to a new report.
Read MoreMarch 6, 2024
Bill to expand children's working hours – with parental consent – heads to governor
Some teenagers will be able to work later into the evening during the summer under legislation headed to the governor's desk.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2023
Retailers pare back their seasonal hiring to prepare for ho-hum holidays
Black Friday shoppers may notice longer lines and fewer retail associates in some of their favorite stores than in past holiday seasons as retailers scale back seasonal hiring over concerns about consumer spending.
Read MoreApril 19, 2023
Ivy Tech and Eli Lilly launch biopharmaceutical manufacturing scholarship program
The ‘Lilly Scholars @ Ivy Tech' program will build on Ivy Tech’s existing biopharmaceutical manufacturing certification program. Eli Lilly will fund the $15 million project for the next five years.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2023
Ivy Tech announces program to build IT workforce across the state
With the new The Ivy + IT Academy, Hoosiers can get IT certificates that set them up for a career in the tech field.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2023
Economic uncertainty looms despite Indiana's 'red hot' job market heading into 2023
The key economic tension to watch out for in 2023 will likely be the balance between employment levels and the cost of living, experts say.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2022
Labor market appears strong in new data as Indiana officials brace for possible 'mild' recession
More than 500 people are already scheduled to lose jobs to layoffs and site closures in the first half of next year as experts predict a recession. That can be a pretty scary outlook, but new preliminary labor market estimates tell a more complicated story.
Read MoreDecember 12, 2022
Burnout, low pay contribute to shortage of animal care professionals
Professionals who care for dogs, cats, birds and other household pets are encountering staff shortages and worker burnout as the industry is seeing an increase in pet care needs.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2022
Workforce cabinet gives lawmakers 30 recommendations: 'Talent Agency' to clearing criminal records
The 30 recommendations aim to connect employers with qualified workers, ease employment barriers and build up the state's future workforce. They range pretty widely within those categories, from creating a system to automatically expunge records of criminal misdemeanors to creating a state Talent Agency.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2022
Indiana boosts state government employee paychecks to fight turnover
Indiana lost more state government workers than it could hire during the last few years. And it costs the state a lot of money to constantly try to replace them, a recent state compensation study report found.
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