Skilled workers lacking in Ga., survey says

A survey released this week highlights what state officials have been saying for months: Georgia — and the rest of the country, really — needs more skilled laborers.

For the third year running, positions requiring skilled laborers topped ManpowerGroup’s list of the “hardest jobs to fill.”

The Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup, which bills itself as a workforce solutions company, says nearly half of the country’s employers are having trouble finding qualified employees for “mission critical” positions.

Among those are employers seeking to fill jobs in engineering and sales and those needing IT and maintenance staff.

Beth Herman, ManpowerGroup’s director for the greater Atlanta region, said the needs for employers here are not much different.

“When I got (the report) and I looked at it, I just kind of laughed to myself and thought ‘my God, we’re living this every day,’” Herman said.

Skilled trades, she said, are “booming,” especially in

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