ERIC Number: EJ628504
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Regional Workforce Needs and Training: The Case of Northeast Minnesota/Northwest Wisconsin.
Jesswein, Wayne; Lichty, Richard; Zanko, Carolyn
Rural America, v16 n1 p35-43 May 2001
Surveys of rural and urban businesses and households in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin found that: only 25 percent of firms had trouble hiring skilled workers; required skills were not particularly high-tech; few firms used public or private education providers in their skill training activities; and the labor force was overtrained relative to firms' needs. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Job Training, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Regional Characteristics, Rural Urban Differences, School Business Relationship, Skilled Workers
Full text: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ruralamerica/ra161.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota; Wisconsin
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