| The workplace as we know it is changing. Employers | | | | up wages and require the loosening of immigrants in |
| will need to adjust how they conduct business in order | | | | order to fill the gap. |
| to better recruit and maintain qualified candidates. The | | | | Trend 2: High Technology |
| new workplace will likely be different then what was | | | | Jobs will become increasing complex. Computers, cell |
| experienced in the past. The world is moving into a | | | | phones, networks, complex robots, machinery, etc... will |
| faster paced high-tech and human orientated | | | | all be designed for speed and efficiency. The U.S.'s |
| environment where all hands will need to be on deck. | | | | best chance of maintaining business superiority is to |
| The major labor and cultural trends are defined below. | | | | have a highly technologically advanced workplace with |
| Businesses will have to learn how to be flexible and | | | | maximum productivity and efficiency. |
| adjust to these changes in the market and workplace. | | | | Many blue collar jobs are likely to be lost to the new |
| They will be forced to change or perish under the | | | | technology. Those jobs that will remain in the blue collar |
| crushing weight of a declining educational system, an | | | | sector will decline in value (due to oversupply of under |
| aging population and new advancements. The | | | | skilled workers) while the highly skilled jobs will increase |
| changes are likely to swing into effect in 2010 when | | | | in value (due to an under-supply of skilled workers). |
| the problems become more apparent and realized by | | | | For those who have a high level of education and skills |
| corporate executives. | | | | they will no longer be bound by the physical |
| Those workers who are most likely to be advantaged | | | | requirements of their jobs. Therefore, many of them |
| by the situation are those that have earned a college | | | | can work from home, stay home more often or work |
| degree or who have entered specialized trade | | | | non-traditional hours. More workers will be freed from |
| schools. The unskilled and underemployed may find | | | | their traditional 9:00 am to 5:00 pm responsibilities. |
| that there are few jobs available for them and those | | | | Trend 3: More Women and Minorities |
| that are available pay sub-standard wages. | | | | Women college graduates are increasing while male |
| Trend 1: Labor Shortage: | | | | college graduates are decreasing. We will also be |
| "Labor-short companies are increasingly willing to | | | | experiencing the highly skilled second and third |
| accommodate employees' desire for more flexible | | | | generation children of immigrants. These children of |
| scheduling, evidenced by the growing number of firms | | | | immigrants will have college degrees and will enter into |
| offering telecommuting, flex-time, and core hours | | | | the workforce in jobs not experienced by their parents. |
| (Challenger, 2000)." | | | | It is also possible to find that the Hispanic culture takes |
| Starting around 2012 the Baby Boomers will be leaving | | | | more gripe on American society. Due to international |
| the employment market in droves and the wont be | | | | treaties with other American countries (i.e. South |
| enough 25-40 year olds to take their place. Even | | | | American countries) and increases of home grown |
| though the younger generation should be large it will | | | | Latino culture of urban centers many of traditions and |
| create labor shortages in the market. This may drive | | | | culture icons of American culture will become Latinized. |