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Barriers and Breakthroughs: Building the Future U.S. Manufacturing Workforce

Oct 11, 2024, 10:41am EDT
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Advanced manufacturing jobs offer higher-than-average pay and a chance to do meaningful work. The sector is key to the US economy and maintaining its competitive edge. Yet a shortage of skilled labor persists and is especially acute in the aerospace industry where around three million jobs could go unfulfilled by 2026 at a time when air travel is growing. Which efforts are helping people join the industry? What role should government and businesses play to train the current and next generations?