Process Industries Must Act Now to Close the Talent Gap
To grow, process industries must expand their workforcesCountries worldwide are seeing the tightest labor markets in 20 yearsProcess companies are facing a wave of retirementsFew in younger generation are looking for careers in industryBOSTON—Process companies, in sectors including metals, mining, chemicals, building materials, paper and packaging, and agriculture, need to expand their workforce significantly to sustain growth. However, in 2022 and 2023 many economies worldwide experienced the tightest labor market conditions in two decades. Singapore had 1.9 more job openings than job seekers in 2023. the ratio in the US was 1.5 times, and in Japan it was 1.3. These are among the findings of a new report published today by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), titled Four Ways Process Industries Can Break Out of the Talent Trap.