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The U.S. manufacturing industry employed 12.35 million people in December 2016 and 12.56 million in December 2017, an increase of 207,000 or 1.7%. [3] Historically, manufacturing has provided relatively well-paid blue-collar jobs, although this has been affected by globalization and automation.
The US manufacturing renaissance is coming up against the practical challenge of finding enough workers to make it happen. America's manufacturing boom is facing a labor crunch [Video] Skip to ...
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In 2023, the manufacturing industry in the United States accounted for 10.70% of the total national output, employing 8.41% of the workforce. The total value of manufacturing output reached $2.5 trillion. [66] [67] In 2023, Germany's manufacturing output reached $844.93 billion, marking a 12.25% increase from 2022. The sector employed ...
American companies such as Boeing, Cessna (see: Textron), Lockheed Martin (see: Skunk Works), and General Dynamics produce a majority of the world's civilian and military aircraft in factories across the United States. The manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy has experienced substantial job losses over the past several years.
New manufacturing data casts a shadow on the very positive final week of June — but, like many things, it's complicated. The tricky story behind a US manufacturing downturn: Morning Brief [Video ...
Graph of US iron and steel production, 1900–2014, data from USGS. The US iron and steel industry has paralleled the industry in other countries in technological developments. In the 1800s, the US switched from charcoal to coke in ore smelting, adopted the Bessemer process, and saw the rise of very large integrated steel mills.
The Institute for Supply Management reported a manufacturing purchasing managers index reading of 49.1% for January, marking the 15th consecutive month of contraction within the sector.