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Needed skills versus available skills: an assessment tool is launched

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  • Barry Bluestone
  • Alan Clayton-Matthews
  • Mark Melnik

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Economic development often founders on a mismatch between available workforce skills and companies? needs. A tool that analyzes critical sets of labor market data not previously considered in tandem can help local governments improve planning.

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  • Barry Bluestone & Alan Clayton-Matthews & Mark Melnik, 2009. "Needed skills versus available skills: an assessment tool is launched," Communities and Banking, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, issue Win, pages 14-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedbcb:y:2009:i:win:p:14-16
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