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Millions of Manufacturing Jobs Could Go Unfilled
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2017 Mar 18, 4:48am 1,017 views 2 comments
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Tenpoundbass
2017 Mar 18, 7:41am
Tenpoundbass
2017 Mar 18, 7:41am
but many blue-collar workers are hurt more by a lack of skills than by globalization. Unskilled assembly-line work has been replaced by
More American hating talk. You know those dumb Coolies in Asia picked right up on assembly work? The damnedest thing, those Coolies never saw an electric motor before, the next day they were stamping out auto parts for Ford.
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Tenpoundbass
2017 Mar 18, 7:42am
Tenpoundbass
2017 Mar 18, 7:42am
Where did China get their billion strong work force?
Answer: Peasants from the rural China, they were China's uneducated Red Necks. Yeah real hard to do.
Donald Trump promises to bring factory jobs back to the U.S. from overseas, but many blue-collar workers are hurt more by a lack of skills than by globalization. Unskilled assembly-line work has been replaced by so-called advanced manufacturing jobs that require some computer, information technology, or other technical knowledge. In Detroit, Louisville, Grand Rapids, Mich., and other manufacturing hubs, many employers can’t find workers with those skills.
“Manufacturing jobs are here and growing in numbers, but you can’t just show up at a plant after high school and get hired any longer. You need some specialized training and certifications,†says Chauncy Lennon, head of Workforce Initiatives at JPMorgan Chase & Co., which helps fund KentuckianaWorks as part of a $250 million commitment to support training for manufacturing, health-care, and other middle-income jobs. KentuckianaWorks’ other funders include the Louisville Redevelopment Authority, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, and several foundations.
Over the next decade, 3.4 million manufacturing jobs are expected to become available as baby boomers retire and economic growth spurs work opportunities, according to a 2015 study by the Manufacturing Institute, a Washington-based think tank, and Deloitte LLC. But a skills gap could result in 2 million of those jobs staying unfilled. Workers are most lacking in computing and technical skills, as well as basic math and problem-solving, the study found. More than 80 percent of 450 U.S. executives surveyed said the gap will affect their ability to meet customer demand, and 78 percent said it will make it more difficult for them to use new technologies and increase productivity.
Full Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-16/millions-of-manufacturing-jobs-could-go-unfilled
Related Article: The 2017 IndustryWeek Salary Survey: Smooth Sailing on Pay as Skilled Jobs Go Unfilled.
http://www.industryweek.com/salary-survey/2017-industryweek-salary-survey-smooth-sailing-pay-skilled-jobs-go-unfilled
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