In 2007, SHRM conducted a Symposium on the Workforce Readiness of the Future U.S. Labor Pool. The event brought together knowledgeable experts about workforce readiness, including HR executives, top-level government officials and leading thinkers about workforce readiness from across the country, along with SHRM senior staff members. This report from that gathering examines the current state of readiness among the U.S. workforce, the issues inhibiting readiness and the actions that can be taken to improve workforce readiness.