Transportation, Warehousing and Logistics Sector Strategies

This section of the Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago's website provides reports and other materials resulting from or related to regional activities that focus on the transportation, warehousing, and logistics sector.

Critical Skill Shortages Report for the Transportation, Warehousing, and Logistics Sector

This report presents data that supports the Northeast Economic Development Region's identification of a preliminary list of critical skill shortage occupations to be addressed through Critical Skill Shortage Initiative activities. (Note: The preliminary list of occupations presented in this report was refined through subsequent research.)

Addenda to Critical Skill Shortages Report

Information presented in the original Critical Skill Shortages report for the transportation, warehousing, and logistics sector was further clarified in this two chapter addenda.

Job Vacancy Survey Report

This report presents results of an employer survey conducted for the purpose of identifying hard-to-fill jobs and gathering pertinent information, such as recruitment and hiring practices as well as desired qualifications, for those occupations.

CSSI Awareness and Perception Focus Groups

This report presents results of focus group sessions conducted with high school students, community college students, and job seekers for the purpose of determining perceptions and misperceptions associated with careers in the transportation, warehousing, and logistics sector.

CSSI Report: Employer Focus Groups, Interviews, andSurveys

This report summarizes information obtained through focus groups, interviews, and surveys conducted with employers for the purpose of understanding factors contributing to a shortage of skilled workers in the transportation, warehousing, and logistics industry.

CSSI Report: Employee Interviews and Focus Groups

This report summarizes information gathered through interviews and focus groups with employees in the transportation, warehousing, and logistics sector; information was gather for the purpose of better understanding the demands and duties of various occupations in the industry as well as the work environment.

Root Causes for Critical Skill Shortages in the Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics Sector

This report presents the root causes identified as contributing to a shortage of skilled workers for targeted occupations in the Northeast Economic Development Region's transportation, warehousing, and logistics sector.

Regional Solutions for the Transportation, Warehousing, and Logistics Sector

This report presents solutions for addressing the Northeast Economic Development Region's critical skill shortages in the transportation, warehousing, and logistics sector.