Download This PaperA Leaner, More Skilled U.S. Manufacturing Workforce
7 Pages Posted: 15 May 2006
Abstract
While the U.S. manufacturing sector has contracted sharply since the early 1980s, employment in high-skill manufacturing occupations has risen by an impressive 37 percent. An investigation of the growth in high-skill manufacturing jobs reveals that virtually all of the nation's industries have shared in this trend. Moreover, skill upgrading has occurred in all parts of the country, even those experiencing severe employment losses.
Keywords: manufacturing, occupations, labor
JEL Classification: R1, J44
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Orr, James and Deitz, Richard, A Leaner, More Skilled U.S. Manufacturing Workforce. Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Vol. 12, No. 2, February/March 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=902399
Richard Deitz
Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Research Group ( email )
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045
United States
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