Hiring Hurdles presented by the Portsmouth Area Manufacturers Roundtable

Description

Research and Creative Strategies to Hire your Workforce

Unemployment numbers are up yet workers are still in high demand.  This panel discussion will explore the current employment landscape, discuss key hiring issues, and present unique strategies being deployed here on the seacoast to support the workforce needs.

Panelists Include:

Brian Gottlob
Hear the latest trends in manufacturing industry hiring and wages from Brian Gottlob, principal of PolEcon Research, an economist research firm based in New Hampshire and director of the N.H. Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau.  

Sarah Wrightsman
Sarah Wrightsman serves as executive director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast and as housing planner for the Regional Economic Development Center. Sarah will share the latest data on the housing marketing here on the Seacoast and the role employers can play in housing diversity advocacy.

John & Margaret Randolph
Co-owners of Harmony Homes, an owner operated assisted living community based on one simple vision: A home is where we would be proud and excited to have our parents live. John and Margaret are solving the challenges of workforce for their facilities through unique strategies in Durham and Dover.