In 2019, a Statista study on labor shortages showed that in 2020, 33 percent of the North American workforce were working in occupations that required higher education, with this share increasing to 35 percent by 2030.
Share of North American workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030
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Statista, & ILO. (December 10, 2019). Share of North American workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171335/higher-education-in-the-north-american-workforce/
Statista, und ILO. "Share of North American workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030." Chart. December 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171335/higher-education-in-the-north-american-workforce/
Statista, ILO. (2019). Share of North American workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171335/higher-education-in-the-north-american-workforce/
Statista, and ILO. "Share of North American Workforce Working in Occupations That Require Higher Education in 2020 and 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171335/higher-education-in-the-north-american-workforce/
Statista & ILO, Share of North American workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171335/higher-education-in-the-north-american-workforce/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of North American workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030 [Graph], Statista, & ILO, December 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171335/higher-education-in-the-north-american-workforce/
