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Factory jobs

What worries China's manufacturers more than tariffs? Labor shortages

by Jennifer Pak Dec 4, 2018
The country's workforce has shrunk 3 percent from 2012 to 2017; now its economy is slowing.
Huade High Voltage Electric needs a dozen more workers to keep up with demand.
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General Electric built this town, but its presence is shrinking

by Erika Beras Jan 19, 2018
The company plans to leave the locomotive manufacturing industry in a few years.
Jim Connelly, a former GE engineer, hopes to go back to school and start his own business. He sits at the Lawrence Park Dinor, just up the street from the 350-acre GE plant.
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Not enough skilled factory workers — really?

by Mitchell Hartman Oct 7, 2016
Manufacturers complain of a rising "skills gap" among job applicants that is hampering their ability to grow and improve productivity.
Some employers say there are labor shortages in skilled manufacturing.
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How much could the return of factory jobs add up to?

by Annie Baxter Apr 18, 2016
Manufacturers are getting more done with fewer American workers.
A factory worker at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Warren Stamping Plant in Warren, Michigan.  
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Job market tightens but still challenging

by Mitchell Hartman Nov 12, 2015
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows slow improvement in job-seekers' odds.
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My First Job

Sizzling summer nights: Working in a bacon factory

by Mukta Mohan Apr 27, 2015
One woman remembers her first job.
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Cost of saving factory jobs via lower wages

by Adam Allington Jan 7, 2015
Employment in auto industry's at pre-recession levels but jobs aren't same quality.
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