Deloitte-TMI Study Notes Widening Manufacturing Skills Gap
NEW YORK—A joint 2018 study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute says that a widening skills gap exists in U.S. manufacturing, and that it may leave an estimated 2.4 million positions unfilled between 2018 and 2028, with a potential economic impact of $2.5 trillion. The study also shows that the positions relating to digital talent, skilled production, and operational managers may be three times as difficult to fill in the next three years.
The widening skills gap is expected to grow from about 488,000 jobs left open today to as many as 2.4 million by 2028. In turn, $454 billion in manufacturing GDP could be at risk in 2028, or more than $2.5 trillion over the next decade.