Tagged: By The Numbers

A lack of year-round, reasonably priced housing is one thing that prevents young people from living on the Cape. Part three of our original 3-part series "By The Numbers: Worries About Cape Cod's Workforce" examines the belief that a change in attitude towards development is needed. Meanwhile, some business-minded Cape Codders are making it work, despite the challenges.

On The Point, WCAI Senior Reporter Sean Corcoran talks with Mindy Todd about his series "By the Numbers: Worries about Cape Cod's Workforce." The 2010 Census confirms that the youngest generations of workers are leaving the Cape, while the oldest generations are retiring or moving to part-time work. What does the loss in population means in terms of the Cape's workforce and culture, and what can be done to hold onto young Cape Codders?

Without a general studies Bachelor Degree-granting institution on Cape Cod, local high school seniors are forced to seek higher education elsewhere. Part two in our original 3-part series "By The Numbers: Worries About Cape Cod's Workforce," examines efforts to bring a degree-granting 4-year college - with student housing - to the region. Proponents believe such an institution is key to growing the young-adult population.

A group of young professionals are taking the lead to help find ways to keep their peers on Cape Cod. Part one in our original 3-part series "By The Numbers: Worries About Cape Cod's Workforce," examines reasons career-minded young people find it difficult to stay on the Cape, and explores some of the community initiatives to keep them here.