Will Immigration Reform Affect Manufacturing Wages?
The U.S. Senate's passage of immigration reform legislation has some concerned about the potential impact on the manufacturing workforce, in particular the risk of driving down pay.
View ArticleReport: Higher Earnings for New Hires in Manufacturing
New hires in manufacturing have an earnings advantage over new hires in other industries, pulling down 38 percent more cash than their non-manufacturing peers in 2011, according to the U.S. Commerce...
View ArticleWeekly Industry Crib Sheet: Fracking to Create 515,000 Manufacturing Jobs by...
Plus: Auto Sales Beat Expectations in August, Fed Survey Shows Modest Economic and Manufacturing Growth, U.S. Trade Deficit with China and Europe Grows, and Jobless Claims Down as Workforce...
View ArticleMajority of Unemployed Waiting for the “Right” Job
Many of the 11.3 million unemployed Americans may have only themselves to blame for their joblessness -- about 67 percent say they are holding out for the right job.
View ArticleWeekly Industry Crib Sheet: Midsized Manufacturers Expect Continued Revenue...
Plus: Wind Energy Expected to Surge Through End of 2013, Producer Prices Rose 0.3 Percent Last Month, Export Prices Continue to Fall as Imports Hold Steady, and Jobless Claims Fall Due to Computer Error.
View ArticleWeekly Industry Crib Sheet: Private Manufacturing Sales Slow Down Sharply
Plus: Chemical Industry Gets a Boost in September, Durable Goods Orders Up, Second Quarter GDP Remains Unchanged, Personal Income Rises More Than Expected, and Jobless Claims Drop Draws Cautious...
View ArticleAMT Viewpoint: Want to Know the Future? Be a Part of Making It
National Manufacturing Day, taking place this Friday, Oct. 4, offer businesses the chance to pique students' interest in industry and everything it has to offer. More so, it provides a chance to...
View ArticleLack of Government Data Worries Businesses, Economists
The absence of government-generated data used to track the health of the U.S. economy, as well as the inevitable impact the shutdown will have on the market, has prompted calls from both industry and...
View ArticleIndustrial Distribution’s Talent Gap: Facing a Massive Demographic Shift
Finding qualified job candidates who can tackle the challenges of global supply chain management today remains difficult. Recruitment is particularly problematic in the field of industrial...
View ArticleWeekly Industry Crib Sheet: Autos and Aerospace to Boost Industrial Fastener...
Plus: Manufacturing Stalling in U.S. and Abroad, Philadelphia Fed Drops More than Expected, Price Producer Index Fell in October, and New Jobless Claims Continue to Dip.
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