Aligning Workforce Skills with Labor Market Demand

The skills gap – the difference between the skills that employers seek and those that workers possess – is spreading across the US economy, driven by technological breakthroughs, demographic changes and cultural shifts in the workplace. This year's Grand Challenge aims to identify promising solutions for aligning workforce skills with employer demands.

The destruction Hurricane Helene brought to Western North Carolina in September, followed by this month's wildfires in Southern California, illustrates the financial risk that increasingly unpredictable weather can pose to homeowners and the insurance system.