RANDOLPH CIRCLE, VT--To enhance its rebound, the manufacturing industry has taken a more tech-intensive twist, making skills like 3D design critical for future employment. Schools of different types are taking notice.
"Happy Days Are Here Again” was a popular song back in the 1930s. Assemblers in many industries have been singing an updated version of the tune lately, because the new golden age of American manufacturing has begun.
WASHINGTON—Factory employment jumped 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, more than compensating for losses earlier in the year. The sector’s resurgence in the traditionally strong manufacturing states of the Midwest and Southeast accounted for most of last quarter’s growth. At more than 12 million jobs nationwide, manufacturing employment is now the highest it has been since 2009.
WASHINGTON—Manufacturing grew in December at the second-fastest pace in more than two years, fueled by a gain in orders that will help propel the U.S. economy in 2014.
WASHINGTON—U.S. factory activity expanded last month at the fastest pace in 2.5 years. The Institute for Supply Management said that its manufacturing index rose in September to 56.2, the highest since April 2011.
BOSTON—According to a new study from Northeastern University, manufacturing is poised for a promising future in the Northeast because of recent investments in cutting-edge technology.
Wouldn’t it be great if candiates for public office would pledge to end the stereotype that manufacturing is non-existent in the United States? I'll do my part to make this happen. Will you?
