Attract qualified employees in a shrinking workforce.
Some industries are already beginning to feel the crunch of a shrinking workforce. Over the next 5-10 years, this phenomenon is expected to spread to other industries. Recruiting and retaining workers with disabilities is one strategy to counter the affects of the aging and shrinking workforce.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, America will continue a period of economic growth from now through 2014. During this time, employment is expected to increase by 18.9 million new jobs, about 2.5 million more jobs than were added in the previous decade. Over this same period, almost 36 million workers are expected to leave their occupations and need to be replaced.
Between 2010 and 2030 the American workforce is expected to shrink by 10% (Segal, et al, 2003).
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