Diverse, Labor-Hungry Industry Spells Opportunity for Struggling Communities
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Like the nation, the deep South faces a worsening truck driver shortage. To help meet local and regional demand, Roadmaster Drivers School is opening a new fulltime training facility in Jackson, Mississippi’s leading city.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show a shortfall of 65,700 drivers for 2020, compared with 2019.
Ecommerce growth is dependent on matching growth in retail logistics and delivery capability, requiring steadily increasing numbers of truckers. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (PRWEB) April 12, 2021 Like New York, Illinois, California, and several other states, Mississippi suffered a population decline in 2020, losing a net of 11,000 residents.(1) On the employment front, despite a mostly steady recovery from economic losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest federal employment report shows that Mississippi