"Manufacturing jobs boom is for real" By Parija Kavilanz@CNNMoney

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Manufacturing jobs boom is for real

By Parija Kavilanz@CNNMoney

http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/10/smallbusiness/manufacturing-jobs/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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The number of job openings for skilled factory workers has increased 38% since 2005, according to numbers from the Conference Board that measure labor demand across industries.

More strikingly, the sharpest increase in postings for skilled workers -- 152% -- has occurred in the last three or so years.

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Among the states where demand is the highest for skilled workers are Ohio, Michigan, Texas, California, Illinois and Indiana, according to the Conference Board.

The employers range from small parts makers that contract with large manufacturers to mid-sized and large assemblers in the auto, aerospace and industrial metals sectors.

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[davidthegnome]

1. Thank you, this is interesting

[davidpdx]

2. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS

I have a Libertarian on Facebook who is from Illinois who was just bitching about manufacturing jobs. Posting this ASAP.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

3. Big article in either Time or Newsweek just recently

on the subject of "reshoring" manufacturing jobs. Wages are rising in China, enegy costs are making shipping goods back and forth more costly, and general corruption and shoddy practices are taking some of the bloom off the rose of outsourcing. The article said that high-tech manufacturing jobs are growing and may grow even faster in the next decade.

[Cosmocat]

4. High tech is key

Anything of any importance of high technology, the US should have a hammer hold on its production.