In the News
Coverage of Burning Glass in the media
Associated Press: US job openings soar to record high of 6.3 million
In a study released this week, Burning Glass, a labor market analytics firm, finds that skills gaps exist in some specific occupations and industries, but for different reasons. In information technology, for example, there are 17 percent more jobs open than there are available workers, Burning Glass calculates.
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eCampus News: Is the Liberal Arts Degree in Danger?
Saving the Liberal Arts, the report from AEI and Burning Glass Technologies, offers an analysis of detailed information on job postings and worker resumes. The data reveal that employers are seeking employees with broad knowledge–the type of knowledge that comes from liberal arts–along with practical skills and knowledge.
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Home Health Care News: Supply-Demand Gap Worsening for Home Health Workforce
The caregiver shortage across the in-home care industry is no secret, but a new report from Burning Glass Technologies sheds light on the depth of the skills gap of available workers… Across the all occupations studied, there were 5% more job openings than workers in 2016, but health care positions stood out with the highest demand.
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Skilled Nursing News: Health Care Job Openings Exceed Worker Demand by 44% Amid ‘Skills Gap’
Health care has the most severe supply-demand mismatch identified in a new study prepared by Burning Glass for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
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IT Online: Acer CloudProfessor Promotes Digital Education
Acer Africa is committed to building a stronger digital foundation for the youth of today in order to secure a better future. According to a Burning Glass report, seven million job openings in 2015 were in occupations that required coding skills, and programming jobs overall are growing 12% faster than the market average.
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Chief Learning Officer: The College Oversell Crisis
Many sectors of the U.S. economy currently are over pitching four-year degrees. According to Burning Glass Technologies, 31 percent of postings for IT help desk roles request a bachelor’s degree. But when Burning Glass compared the job postings that ask for a B.A. with those that do not, the exact same technical skills were specified for both.
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