The Gordon Report

These research reports are issued periodically to chronicle Ed Gordon’s perspectives on significant developments affecting the U.S. and global workforce.
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August 2025: Increasing Labor Market Challenges
Previous Issues:
2025
February 2025: The Skilled Workforce Future: Stakeholder Capitalism vs. Shareholder Priority
Previous Issues:
2024
November 2024: Future Shock Has Arrived
August 2024: Will the U.S. Labor Economy Avoid Brain Death?
February 2024: The Current U.S. Labor-Market Conundrum
2023
November 2023: Skills and Jobs in America: Past — Present — Future
September 2023: A Changing Mindset on Training: Activate the “Hidden Workforce”
May 2023: How to Repair America’s Talent Pipelines
March 2023: Inflation, Jobs, and Interest Rates
February 2023: A New Series: “You Can’t Click for Brains”
2022
November 2022: Talent Shortages and Inflation
August 2022: Why Job Vacancies Are Surging and Likely to Continue
May 2022: Hope — Jobs — Change
March 2022: The New Plague: Vacant Jobs
February 2022: Welcome to “Twilight Zone 2022”
2021
October 2021: Building A New Skilled Talent Decade
August 2021: Job Shock: Solving the Pandemic & 2030 Employment Meltdown Part VII: Final Word: A Decisive Skilled Talent Decade
June 2021: Job Shock: Solving the Pandemic & 2030 Employment Meltdown Part V: Talent RX: RETAIN Partnerships
February 2021: Job Shock: Solving the Pandemic & 2030 Employment Meltdown Part II: What Has Changed?
January 2021: Job Shock: Solving the Pandemic & 2030 Employment Meltdown Part I: Introduction: Why Read This?