2020 - Cape Fear Talent Survey Reveal

The economic impact of COVID-19 will be felt for years to come, but according to the regional Cape Fear Talent survey, employers are still hiring. Over 55% of employers surveyed since mid-March indicated their businesses would grow over the next three years adding between 9,600 and 17,500 new jobs to our region.
 
Join us virtually on September 1 to hear about the skills, education, and training employers need from our regional talent pool to fill these jobs.

We are pleased to invite you to join Cape Fear Collective and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce on September 1 to discuss the results of the Cape Fear Talent survey. With almost 500 regional employers surveyed, the presentation will include information on the skills, training, and education needed by regional employers for current and future job openings. The data will be used to inform economic recovery and shared with education and training providers for targeted improvements in the regional talent pipeline.

ABOUT CAPE FEAR TALENT

The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and Cape Fear Collective partnered with RTI International, an independent non-profit research institute, to launch a regional analysis of the workforce and employment challenges in the Cape Fear region, a six-county region that makes up Southeastern North Carolina. Approximately 500 employers across multiple industries responded to the survey.
 
RTI International conducted the survey and will be presenting the data, free to attendees, on September 1. A full report of the survey will also be accessible on our website following the event.
 
The survey had several objectives including:
 

• Understand both short and long-term hiring needs
• Inform training and education providers of the needs of the current workforce
• Provide workforce information for policymakers
• Develop an effective cradle-to-career talent pipeline
• Create an efficient structure for ongoing industry feedback