Wichita Area Forecasts Future Labor Shortage

As its baby boomers near retirement, the Wichita metropolitan area faces a looming labor shortage, with a projected 120,000 unfilled jobs by the year 2030, a new study shows.

Wichita State University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research analyzed birth and death statistics, net migration, and commuting patterns to look at the effect the aging work force will have on future jobs in the state's biggest metropolitan area.

By the year 2030, about 20 percent of the people who live in Sedgwick County will be 65 or older. That compares to 11 percent who fell into that age bracket in 2000, the study found

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