The Great Misalignment: Addressing the Mismatch between the Supply of Certificates and Associate's Degrees and the Future Demand for Workers in 565 US Labor Markets

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Examines the degree to which providers of middle-skills programs are awarding credentials in fields that align with local workforce needs. Features a data tool with county-level metrics and a report with information comparing credentials-to-jobs alignment in urban and rural labor markets, with breakdowns by occupational fields including healthcare.

Jeff Strohl, Zachary Mabel, Kathryn Peltier Campbell

2024

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Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Access · Employment and unemployment · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data