At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe returned home, put on his sandals (made in Brazil), poured a glass of wine (made in France), turned on his TV set (made in Indonesia) to catch the day's news, and reflected on why he can't find a good-paying job in America. Thanks to Bill Pierce, an ASSEMBLY reader for many years, for sharing this story.
Many of the good-paying jobs in America are with the 355,500 small manufacturers--companies with fewer than 500 employees--who are served by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).