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5C H A P T E R 1 The U.S. railroad industry is expected to continue its economic expansion based on (1)
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6 A Guide to Building and Retaining Workforce Capacity for the Railroad Industry 258,929 263,460 268,875 267,255 265,060 250,940 247,449 257,665 258,990 235,000 240,000 245,000 250,000 255,000 260,000 265,000 270,000 275,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 N um be r o f E m pl oy ee s Year Source: Railroad Retirement Board (n.d.) , Table D5.
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Introduction 7 Figure 4. Percentage of U.S.
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8 A Guide to Building and Retaining Workforce Capacity for the Railroad Industry careers, were generally satisfied with their jobs, and would recommend the railroad industry to friends and family members. After the seminal work previously described, FRA developed a task force to examine workforce development initiatives throughout the industry, not only in craftworkers.
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Introduction 9 • Evaluating existing practices in recruitment, training and education, and retention against competency models; and • Making recommendations for future best practices based on existing gaps between the existing workforce and current workforce development practices. Overall Approach The research began with a literature review to examine previous work examining the issues surrounding recruitment, training and educational development, and retention issues in the industry.
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