In The News
January 23-29
President Obama touts importance of creating manufacturing jobs
The White House released a report on January 25, in which
president Barack Obama outlined his plans for helping to spur the
creation of manufacturing staffing.
Manufacturing safety means more than keeping workplace injuries down
Minimizing injuries in the workplace is not a manufacturing
safety strategy, ProAct Safety chief executive officer Terry Mathis
wrote in a IndustryWeek opinion piece.
January 16-22
Manufacturing driving economic recovery
Robust manufacturing activity is helping to accelerate our
economic recovery, and this strong activity is helping to spur
manufacturing staffing.
U.S. manufacturing jobs requiring more technology and knowledge over
time
U.S. manufacturing jobs have come a long way in terms of the knowledge
and technology they require. Positions require new capital, and a
sophisticated understanding of the items so they can be used, according
to NPR.
Manufacturing staffing could be triggered by rising industry activity
The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation
(MAPI) recently released a report announcing that its composite index of
manufacturing activity crept down slightly to 66 in the fourth quarter
from 67 in the third quarter.
BMW plans to add 300 new manufacturing jobs in South Carolina
German-based carmaker BMW released a statement on January 12
announcing that it plans to invest $900 million into a plant it has in
Spartanburg, South Carolina, which is expected to create 300 new
manufacturing jobs by the end of 2012.
President Obama gives speech on creating U.S. manufacturing jobs
President Obama gave a speech at his "Insourcing American
Jobs" forum on January 11 which emphasized his desire to bring
manufacturing jobs to the United States.
January 9-15
Increasing hiring could help create more manufacturing jobs
Manufacturing and mining are the industries that created the
most new positions in 2011, and market experts have predicted that the
two industries will continue to add workers this year.
Manufacturing staffing could be spurred by growing healthcare exports
Data provided by a key manufacturing survey indicates that
most of the executives polled have reported that their companies have
started exporting more products within the last year, and this upswing
could help to create growth in manufacturing jobs.
Dropping U.S. labor costs could trigger manufacturing staffing
The depreciation of labor costs for U.S. manufacturers could
make employing workers in the country more appealing, thus spurring
manufacturing staffing.
Rising demand for factory goods could spur manufacturing staffing
Commerce department data reveals that factory orders posted a
strong increase in November, and this surge in demand could trigger
manufacturing staffing.
