Aging workers a liability for county

An aging work force and shrinking land stock threaten Baltimore County?s thriving economy, officials said Thursday. About 40 percent of employees in the county?s skilled labor industries are eligible for retirement in the next five years, said Barry Williams, director of the county?s Office of Workforce Development.

If the county can?t find ways to increase the pipeline of qualified workers soon, area businesses will suffer or close altogether, he said.