The U.S. job market continues to evolve, with significant implications for safety and health professionals.
Despite last month’s announcement of 308,000 new U.S. jobs, manufacturing payrolls remained unchanged after 43 months of declines, contrary to the hopes and predictions of economists — and those seeking manufacturing jobs, according to an article in The New York Times. As part of a larger trend — one long in the making — this article claims that the next wave of hiring will be heavy on jobs that rely on people skills and emotional intelligence, and jobs that require imagination and creativity — but not necessarily requiring advanced degrees or exceptional artistic talent.