The new president of the South Central Workforce Development Board said collaboration among business and education leaders can help solve the region’s major employment issue.
Robert Boone will review a new jobs report at the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday. He said there are nearly 5,800 open jobs in the 10-county region and about 7,200 people who are unemployed. Boone said training and compatibility for open positions are major challenges, along with an increasingly common national issue.
“Soft skills are basically the skills that people need to find and keep a job. These can be skills like showing up to work on time, working in teams, calling in if you’re going to be absent from work and I talk with many employers in the area and these are problems we’re experiencing in our 10-county area as well,” said Boone.
Boone said the reports show the two top needs in the south central Kentucky Region are for tractor-trailer drivers and supervisors in retail sales.
