On September 23, 2013, Inside Indiana Business posted a news article on their website citing, “…a growing number of unfilled ‘middle skills’ jobs, and concludes that Indiana’s Skills Gap is an adult problem that will require adult solutions.” What the article means by “an adult problem” is that young adults (ages 25-34) in the United States have a college attainment rate that ranks 13th among developed nations, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s most recent report. This is alarming when you consider four out of every five American jobs lost during the recession require a high school education or less. These jobs that were lost are not coming back; low-skill, high wage jobs are a part of the past, not the future. The future of economic prosperity depends on increasing the college attainment of not only working adults ages 25-34, but ALL adults ages 25-64. In the US, there are roughly 22% of working adults who have some college, but not degree, and in Indiana we are at exactly 21.96% (Lumina Foundation: A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education, 2012). In the same Lumina report, it’s been estimated in our state that by 2018, 506,000 of the expected 930,000 job vacancies in Indiana will require postsecondary credentials- that’s 55% of all Indiana jobs in 2018! The takeaway- keep learning, and let LINK navigate the process with you.