Skills shortage persists in cybersecurity with many jobs going unfilled

Despite a decade of hiring, there are still significant skills gaps evident in the U.S. labor market. A recent report from the U.S. Chamber identified the most impacted industries, and found that there are significant gaps across the financial services and professional and business services industries.

Both of these sectors have a plethora of open roles, but not enough qualified candidates to fill them.

“The industries with lower-than-average unemployment rates have fewer experienced candidates to choose from when filling their job openings,” the report says. “This situation leads to heightened competition among businesses in these industries as they vie for the limited pool of available talent.

5 cybersecurity jobs to apply for now

One area that is particularly impacted is cybersecurity. A new report from CyberSeek found that there are only enough workers to fill 83% of available jobs. While there are 1.25 million ...