Ron Hetrick is a Senior Labor Economist and VP of Staffing Product at Lightcast. With 30 years experience in labor economics, he is a leading expert in the current state of the U.S. labor market.

Hetrick is passionate about educating companies concerning the labor world that surrounds them. He brings nearly 30 years of labor force economic experience to Lightcast. Hetrick was a senior and supervisory economist for 8 years with the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington D.C. and had a 20 year stint as the advising chief economist for the largest staffing company in the U.S. Quoted by CBS, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and numerous nationally syndicated news channels and magazines on a near weekly basis, Hetrick has provided analysis for prior Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, The Council of Economic Advisors to the President, Congress, and numerous Fortune 100 companies and trade associations. Hetrick was lead author of “The Demographic Drought” and co-lead author of the recently released article “Who is going to do the work?”. He keynotes at conferences around the country on the current labor situation.

Hetrick presents economic and corporate data findings to large companies, trade associations, and local governments often keynoting conferences on trends in the labor market.

Labor Relations, Manufacturing, Economy, Economists, Leadership, Workplace Issues, Trade, Workforce Wellness, Workplace Safety Performance Measurement, Future of Work, Employee Retention, Consulting,