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The U.S. Department of Labor said it will award millions to expand apprenticeships, and IT workers are faced with adapting to new core job responsibilities every one and a half years.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
1.4 percentage points
The amount by which the Black women’s employment rate fell in 2025, marking one of the steepest one-year declines in the last 25 years, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank.
About every 18 months
How often IT employees’ core responsibilities changed; meanwhile, many organizations only offer training periodically, according to Info-Tech’s IT Talent Trends 2025 report.
59%
The percentage of workers surveyed whose companies shared upskilling opportunities throughout the year who said they feel engaged at work, per SHRM findings.
More than 70%
The percentage of workers surveyed across generations who said they agreed or strongly agreed that they enjoy learning from colleagues from other generations, Mather Institute’s 2026 Gen Xperience Study found.
Up to $145 million
The amount the U.S. Department of Labor said it would provide to expand the national apprenticeship system.
