This survey shows the respondents' opinion regarding possible challenges resulting from the retirement of baby boomers in selected workforce segments of the respondents' companies. Some 19 percent of respondents felt that the retirement of skilled production workers born between 1946 and 1964 would moderately exacerbate the future talent shortage in U.S. manufacturing. Over the next decade, it is expected that around 2.7 million jobs will need to be filled as a result of baby boomer retirements.
To what extent does the retirement of baby boomers contribute to the future talent shortage in U.S. manufacturing?*
* The original question read as follows: "To what extent do the followin factors contribute to the future talent shortage?" Retirement of baby boomers was one of the options, and it also emerged as the top pick. This is a multiple selection question, percentages may not add up to 100 percent. The survey was conducted among 450 manufacturing executives. The source does not provide information about the exact age of respondents.
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Deloitte. (July 7, 2015). To what extent does the retirement of baby boomers contribute to the future talent shortage in U.S. manufacturing?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204726/retirement-challenges-in-the-manufacturing-sector/
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Deloitte. (2015). To what extent does the retirement of baby boomers contribute to the future talent shortage in U.S. manufacturing?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204726/retirement-challenges-in-the-manufacturing-sector/
Deloitte. "To What Extent Does The Retirement of Baby Boomers Contribute to The Future Talent Shortage in U.S. Manufacturing?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204726/retirement-challenges-in-the-manufacturing-sector/
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