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CEOs from around the world are more worrried about the lack of qualified workers needed to fuel corporate growth than they are about President-elect Donald Trump’s future policies, European populism and Brexit, according to a recent survey.
PwC’s 20th annual survey of CEOs found that 38% are very confident their company will grow over the next year and 29% think global economic growth will increase in 2017, Business Insider reports. That optimism is pushing 52% of CEOs to plan to increase the number of jobs they're offering, but most companies are worried they won’t be able to find enough qualified workers.
A full 77% of CEOs surveyed said they are worried they won’t be able to find workers with the key skills required to fill positions, a valid concern considering the labor market is tightening and unemployment is down to 4.7%. [BI]
