“If our state wants to remain one of the world’s true knowledge economy leaders, we need to find ways to give these people the skills they need to fill those jobs,” he said.
Tight labor market hinders search for skilled workers in Massachusetts
As a result of this knowledge economy cluster, DuPont, Fujitsu, United Health, and Abbot all have located significant operations in this region.
Unless we modernize our elementary and secondary education systems with a greater focus on college and career readiness, we will never have the robust pipeline of skilled workers our knowledge economy demands.
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