skill shortages
Workforce capability deficits
Skill shortages occur when employers can't find enough workers with the qualifications or abilities they need.
The term appears in economic and policy discussions: The tech industry faces persistent skill shortages in cybersecurity.
Unlike general labor shortages, skill shortages imply a mismatch—workers exist, but lack specific training or expertise.
Also called skills shortages.
- brain drainEmigration of skilled workers
- skills gapWorkforce capability deficit
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- constructionProcess of building something
- gapUnfilled space between
demographic shifts · vocational training · education · healthcare · STEM fields · apprenticeships · job retraining · aging workforce · technological advancements · wage inflation · automation · government incentives · hospitality · vacancy · migration patterns · technology · understaffed · digital transformation
- job market termsjob market, hiring trends, job growth, job outlook, employment trends
skill shortagesunemployment
Being without paid work
job scarcity · overqualification · underemployment · redundancies · hiring freezes
skill shortagestalent pool
Collective of potential hires
deep bench · full employment · talent pipeline · overstaffing · brain gain