Articles - Workforce

• Making the Most Out of an Employee Argument
• US Bureau of Labor: Woodworkers Occupational Outlook (April 2020)
• Trade School vs. College: Which is Better
• How Hiring Cheap Hurts Your Bottom Line
• New PLT Curriculum Introduces Youth to Green Careers
• 4 Ways to Prevent a Skills Shortage at Your Cabinetry Company
• 98 Proven Strategies to Attract and Retain Your Industry's Top Talent.
• What Can You Do to Better Teach your Woodshop Employees? 4 Tips
• Survey Finds Gen-Z Could Save Manufacturing, Stop the Silver Tsunami
• Are you overlooking the best source of new hires?
• Raising pay and lowering hiring standards – how wood firms are finding workers
• Changing hiring practices to win the best employees
• Casting a Wide Net to Attract Manufacturing Talent
• The Workforce Crisis in Manufacturing
• Blame the Process, not the People
• Help Wanted: About 500K Manufacturing Jobs Currently Unfilled
• Industry 4.0 Holds the Key to Closing the Manufacturing Industry’s Skills Gap
• US Woodworking Industry Statistics: Who Works Where
• 2018 Skills Gap in Manufacturing Study
• The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College
• Finding the next generation of tradespeople
• The Hot New Gen-Z Trend is Skipping College
• Gen Z-ers set their sights on tech-rich employment
• After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople
• Blue-collar jobs like plumbing pay $90,000 without a college degree, and it’s driving more workers to trade school
• A woman’s journey from stay-at-home mom to construction worker
• A Hidden Gem: Lumber Careers Become More Attractive to Youth, Women
• 14 Ideas Wood Shops can use to Build Relationships and Hire Local High School, Tech or College Students
• Employee Onboarding, Training, and Retention: Ideas on How to Successfully Train and Integrate New Hires Into Your Culture
• Cutting the Risk in Hiring Ex-Offenders
• What can You Do to Better Teach Your Woodshop Employees? 4 Tips