Skills Gap: By The Numbers

22 percentage of U.S. firms having difficulty filling positions

63 percentage of Japanese firms having difficulty filling positions

28 percentage of companies in Mexico having difficulty filling positions

41 percentage of U.S. firms having difficulty filling positions in 2007

12 percentage of firms in India and the UK having difficulty filling positions

Source: Manpower "2008 Talent Shortage Survey"

See Also

• Searching for Talent in Your Own Backyard
• Brain Drain Could Ground Aerospace Production
• Dow Corning's Well-Oiled Energy Solution