2014 US Manufacturing

(2nd Quarter)

The BCG report/Manufacturing chart below shows we are a third of the way in recovering US manufacturing jobs lost during the great recession.
Excerpt:
"While manufacturing jobs saw significant gains over the past three months, manufacturing has only recovered about 30 percent of the jobs lost during the Great Recession."

US Manufacturing Jobs Chart

The BCG report found by clicking US Manufacturing chart above to its end, goes on to report low US manufacturing jobs wage will slow US manufacturing growth. As it logically states

"...why would workers spend time in training programs for advanced jobs that do not pay adequately"? 

The report also shows that US manufacturing jobs future can be bright if US policy makers invest in in infrastructure and "enforce trade agreements and eliminate currency manipulation, which will give U.S. manufacturers a fair opportunity to compete on the global market."

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