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California's Shortage of Skilled Workers - State Can't Import Its Way Out of the Problem, Says New Study

    WHAT: On a Wednesday, May 23 conference call, the Public Policy
 Institute of California (PPIC) will release a study outlining California's
 projected skilled-labor shortage, and the implications it has for the
 future of the state economy. The study asks the question: Can California
 import enough out-of-state college graduates to meet its workforce needs?
 According to the analysis, it's unlikely. Moreover, it's doubtful the state
 can produce enough of its own college graduates to meet demand over the
 next two decades.
     Without enough skilled workers, the state will likely need to adjust
 expectations about what its economy will look like in the next 20 years.
 The report's authors will discuss the findings and the potential policy
 implications.
     WHO:  * Hans Johnson, Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute of
             California
           * Deborah Reed, Research Director, Public Policy Institute of
             California
 
     WHEN:   Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10 a.m. PDT
 
     HOW:    To join the telephone press conference:
 
             Dial:  800-862-9098
             Passcode:  PPIC
     The report will be available on the PPIC website, http://www.ppic.org,
 at 10 a.m. PDT on May 23. For an embargoed copy of the report or to reserve
 space on the telephone news conference contact Fenton Communications at
 (415) 901-0111.
     Contact: Karina Ioffee (415) 901-0111 or kioffee@fenton.com
               Peter Nasaw (212)584-5000 or pnasaw@fenton.com
 
 

SOURCE Public Policy Institute of California