Jobs

The Economic Policy Institute hosts a discussion about how to ensure the domestic workforce benefits from the our electric-vehicle future.

An eclectic mix of groups want GE to reinvest in American workers and reshore manufacturing.

Bad policy decisions led to the loss of millions of jobs in industrial communities across America. Good policy decisions could lead to revitalization.

A new UCLA working paper examines the correlation between recession length and lost manufacturing jobs.

Rawlings, which is partly owned by MLB, is planning to close a longtime factory in Minnesota. Local residents are crying foul.

Factories posted gains last month, but manufacturing still remains down 378,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic.

But the sector remains down 433,000 jobs since COVID-19 shutdowns began in February 2020, and ongoing supply shortages continue to plague factories.

“One bright silver lining to the pandemic is the broad public and corporate realization and acknowledgement of the need to shorten supply chains and produce goods at home,” reads a recent report...

“We have to do more to build back better, improve manufacturing, get Americans back to work, and lay the foundation for shared growth and prosperity,” Secretary Raimondo told a House subcommittee.

The numbers show a clear need for significant industrial policy.