"It's also hard to recruit, hire, train, and retain a high-quality workforce."

Why is this "hard"?

Someone... please feel free to recruit, hire, train, and retain ME!

I suspect part of the problem is that businesses are not willing to train people. They want potential workers to assume the risk, not because they are afraid workers will leave but because they know the job could quickly evaporate once the business invests time and money in training the newly hired workers.

I suppose I could go out on a limb right now, take out a second mortgage, and head off to technical school to study for a new career, but will there be a job there when I'm ready for it?

And can someone provide more specific information regarding  the nature of the individuals expected to fill the new green jobs?

Age range?

Current employment?

Current education?

New training (generally speaking)?