Stubborn Skills Gap in America’s Work Force The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports that the skill level of the American labor force is not merely slipping in comparison to that of its peers around the world, it has fallen dangerously behind. The report is based on assessments of literacy, math skills and problem-solving using information technology that were performed on about 160,000 people age 16 to 65 in 22 advanced nations of the O.E.C.D., plus Russia and Cyprus. Five thousand Americans were assessed.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:31:07 +0000