The skills gap in the US killing millions of jobs By: CNBC.com News June 24, 2015 at 16:42 PM EDT More than 4.5 million job openings in the US cannot be filled, because of a skills shortage. States are launching training programs to close the gap. Read More >> Related Stocks: General Electric Harley-Davidson Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. Part 2nd 4 Preferred Stock