Skills Shortage Restricts Reshoring Gains
A new report from MFG.com (Atlanta, Georgia) indicates that the lack of skilled machinists could be preventing American manufacturers from taking advantage of industrial growth spurred in part by increased amounts of work coming back to the United States. The “Job Shop Health & Capacity Report,” released in April, surveyed more than 250 U.S. job shops.
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