The Skills gap in US – The available evidence does not support the idea that there are serious skill gaps or skill shortages writes Wharton School’s prof

Overall, the available evidence does not support the idea that there are serious skill gaps or skill shortages in the US labour force. The prevailing situation in the US labour market, as in most developed economies, continues to be skill mismatches where the average worker and job candidate has more education than their current job requires. Accepting the premise of the argument and making schools more responsible for creating job skills at the college level would have considerable implications for students and their tuition-paying families that should be thought through very carefully.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at US skill gaps, shortages, and mismatches | vox.