A growing number of U.S. cities are experiencing a resurgence in manufacturing. Where are the boomtowns, and what is fueling their rise in production jobs?
A growing number of U.S. cities are experiencing a resurgence in manufacturing. Where are the boomtowns, and what is fueling their rise in production jobs?
Worker confidence in the manufacturing industry has peaked for the first time in four years. Reshoring and the increasingly innovative culture among manufacturers are two key factors driving this optimism.
As consumer demand for Made in America products grow, more manufacturers with overseas operations are finding it beneficial to bring production back home.
Among the 50 largest U.S. metros with the greatest percentage increase in jobs from 2011 to 2012, six of the top 10 are in the South or the Southwest, including the trio of Texas darlings – Houston, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth.
The best cities for jobs offer more than just healthy employment numbers, a new report says. They also provide diverse opportunities and livability appeal.
Housing affordability is an attribute many communities actively extoll, though it can be an attribute that underscores less positive aspects such as lack of job creation, population loss and stagnant incomes. On the flip side, communities where jobs are in abundance and demand for workers is high often have a dearth of affordable housing, making it more difficult to attract both talent and investment.
The upheaval that was the story of U.S. manufacturing in the last couple of decades of the 20th century erased thousands of manufacturing jobs and along with it, the identities of dozens of places that were synonomous with the things they made.
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