The University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass Donahue Institute

Media Coverage

Robust Mass. Economy Hindering Search for More Skilled Workers

From the article:

"Few would suggest that Massachusetts’ unemployment rate dropping below 3 percent, as it did in November for the first time in more than 15 years, is a bad thing. But some economists are waving caution flags about an increasingly tight labor market in which key industries are finding it more difficult to secure the highly skilled employees they need to continue flourishing. “The Massachusetts economy is fast approaching full capacity,” writes the editorial board of MassBenchmarks, a journal of the state’s economy published by the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. Used in this sense, full capacity describes a theoretical situation in which an economy reaches its maximum level of output, unable to grow further."

Click the link below for the full article.

Read article: Robust Mass. Economy Hindering Search for More Skilled Workers

Go Back

Contracting with Us

The UMass Donahue Institute is pre-approved to offer a variety of options for streamlined, simplified contracting both within Massachusetts and at the federal level.

Learn More
GSA Logo CommBuys Logo Commonwealth of Massachusetts Logo

UMass Donahue Institute

University of Massachusetts Amherst

100 Venture Way, Suite 9

Hadley, Massachusetts 01035

(413) 545-0001

Contact us by email.

Related Links

Receive our Newsletter


Connect with Us