Nearly a quarter of U.S. employers are facing a major skills gap in their company, and another 42% say it will hit them within the next two years, according to a July 25 report from Salary.com.
Employers named three top reasons for the current and developing skills gap: technology, employee turnover and labor shortages.
In response, 70% of organizations said they’re investing in employee learning and development initiatives. Although most employers haven’t fully decided how generative AI will affect the skills they need, almost a third said it’s already changing the type of skills they’re seeking now, and another third said it could affect the skills they seek in a year from now.
