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David Schweikert: “According to the Energy and Employment Report for 2018, roughly, 12 percent of today's energy workforce is eligible to…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
According to the Energy and Employment Report for 2018, roughly, 12 percent of today's energy workforce is eligible to retire--we are talking about hundreds of thousands of people--and 70 percent--70 percent--of industry employers in energy report hiring difficulty.
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

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Schweikert highlights the impending workforce crisis in the energy sector.

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