The Aging Workforce: Roundtable

Learn about the 50/50 challenge in SW PA: we have 50,000 too many older workers and 50,000 too few younger workers compared to our peer regions.

This forum will consist of a brief presentation by TRWIB CEO, Ron Painter, about the TRWIB’s study conducted with Carnegie Mellon University: Managing the Changing Workforce in SW PA. Ron and TRWIB staff will lead a discussion among attendees to examine the extent to which the so-called aging issue is perceived a problem by HR professionals and the organizations that they represent.

Aging happens.

But what effect does that have on our region’s workforce?

Are we in trouble?

Or, is it really no big deal? After all, people have gotten older before. Is it different this time?

More specifically, we will compare study findings with the perspective of HR professionals.

Study Result	HR Professional Perspective
Is SW PA really that old?	Is it? What about at your company? In your industry?
Do industries with the oldest workforces have a problem?	If it is, what are they doing?

SW PA may have a pipeline problem – too many older workers and too few younger workers vs.	Does your company/industry experience this?