others; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics, there are three unemployed persons per one job
opening; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania employers must tap into a pipeline and
an emerging workforce to operate competitively; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's skill gap still remains because
employers report that 60% of job openings will require a post-
secondary education by 2025 and only 50.3% of Pennsylvanians
possess this credential or higher; and
WHEREAS, Sustained investment in workforce development is
crucial to the ability of Pennsylvania to compete in the global
economy and for Pennsylvanians to stay qualified for the good-
paying jobs of today and the future; and
WHEREAS, Collaboration among the Governor, local governments,
State and local education, training, workforce development,
human services agencies, community colleges, local businesses,
employment-service providers, community-based organizations,
labor unions and local workforce development boards provides for
long-term, sustainable and successful workforce and an
economically healthy Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The 22 local workforce development boards, over 50
PA CareerLink centers and the thousands of workforce development
system partners are a driving force to employment and
reemployment pathways by providing career readiness training and
assistance; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of September
2020 as "Workforce Development Month" in Pennsylvania.
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