Manufacturing Sector Faces Challenges From Workforce Shortage

Manufacturing Sector Faces Challenges From Workforce Shortage
Workers build bed frames at the Hollywood Bed Frame Company factory in Commerce, Calif., on April 14, 2017. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
Henry Jom
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Manufacturers face significant challenges to business growth due to the shortage of skilled workers, one of the largest manufacturing associations in North America has warned.

The survey (pdf) conducted by National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), shows that more than one in four (204) manufacturers had turned down new business opportunities. About one in three (239) held off plans to hire more workers, and nearly half (326) say it’s the number-one threat facing their business.
Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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