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The Southern Regional Education Board reports: America is currently experiencing a dynamic shift in employment for many working-age adults. As companies automate basic retail and manufacturing jobs, they eliminate many of the low-skill jobs available to adults with low levels … [Read more...] about MAX ALERT: Southern Regional Education Board Releases New Report on Upskilling the Workforce

With access to insights from the more than 150 million workers in the U.S. with LinkedIn profiles and more than 20,000 companies in the U.S. that use LinkedIn to recruit, the business and employment-oriented service company's LinkedIn Workforce Report is a monthly report on … [Read more...] about MAX ALERT: LinkedIn Releases October 2018 Workforce Report on Hiring Trends and Skills Gap in Metro Atlanta

Governor Nathan Deal has recently announced that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state for business for the fifth year in a row by Area Development, a leading corporate site selection and facility planning publication. “I am proud that Georgia has once again been named the … [Read more...] about MAX ALERT: Georgia Ranked First Among States for Workforce Development Programs

In August 2018, the Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program to present research on youth employment and economic mobility through MAC's Educated Workforce Series. Brookings presented data on young people with significant barriers to employment … [Read more...] about MAX ALERT: Brookings Research on Youth Made Available Through Metro Atlanta Chamber