...Changing Demographics in the US Work Force Debra Lewis HR400: Employment and Staffing December 11, 2012 Changing Demographics in the US Work Force When looking at changing demographics in the US work force, one thing is a definite; the numbers will change every year over all over the various subcategories. If you look at the Civilian Labor Force Data 2010-20 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you will see that there is a steady increase of total employees over the next 10 years as well as various differences in race and sex, such as white vs. hispanic and male vs. female. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012) With that said, there will be an impact on how companies will handle employee recruitment. Adjustments will have to be made to the recruitment process and companies will have to be open to the change in order to adjust to these changing demographics. Companies will have to focus on diversity recruiting. “In today’s global economy, buying power rests in the hands of people from all walks of life,” so in order to appeal to the various customers, companies will need to employ employees from various ethnic backgrounds. Another reason diverse recruitment is important is that it will help a company build a superior workforce. Thirdly, by having a diverse workforce, companies will be able to use “their specialized insights and knowledge about the marketplace” (Diversity Recruitment, 2005). With the demographics showing a growing diverse work force, it...
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...Kaplan University HR400: Employment and Staffing Unit 1 Changing demographics in the U.S. workforce February 5, 2013 Changing demographics in the U.S. workforce According to United States Department of Labor, over the next decade there will be some important changes to the demographic trends within the workforce. It is predicted that the labor force will continue to diversify because immigration accounts for most of the population growth. It is predicted that by 2020 non-Hispanic workers will make up only 68 percent of the workforce (Lerman & Schmidt, page 4). One issued Human Resource management will face as the labor force diversifies is finding talented, educated employees. This is because the education levels within the Hispanic community are below high school level. As of 1997 only fifty-five percent of the Hispanic population over the age of 25 had completed high school (Lerman & Schmidt, page 4). Because Hispanics have a growing presence in the job market, their lack of education will lower the educational base of the labor force. Thus the human resource departments will have to change their strategy on finding the skill needed to perform the jobs they need to fill. Another issue that Human Resource departments need to be aware of is the rise of women in the work place. Whereas this is a good thing, organizations need to consider that the rise of women in the work force will bring other issues. The likely hood that the women will have young children...
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