Reading:  

• Georgetown University Report: The US economy needs 5.25 million additional workers with education and training beyond high school through 2032, 4.5 million of whom will need at least a bachelor’s degree 

• Harvard Business Review: Soft Skills Matter Now More Than Ever, According to New Research 

• Ohio’s Manufacturing Workforce Blueprint 

• Mental Health in the Workplace Poll Results from Monster.com 

• Inside Higher Ed story: New Report Warns of Skills Shortages 

• World Economic Forum: Born digital, built industrial: Why Gen Z is the perfect fit for smart manufacturing 

• Annie E. Casey Foundation: Career Pathways to Success 

• K-12 Dive: 4 in 5 hiring managers say high schoolers not prepared for workforce 

Listening to: 

• The latest episode of Workforce On The Mic – Presented by NAWDP: E13: Celebrating Workforce Development Month: Changing Lives with Wayne Williams 

Watching: 

In case you missed it: videos from Workforce Development Month: 

• Uma Sivaprasad shares a message for Workforce Development Month 

• Rochelle Thompson talks about why she’s passionate about workforce development in Greater Cincinnati 

• Beth Yoke thanks our partners 

• Nick Milazzo shares why he supports our work 

• New commercial that is airing on FOX19 this month