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Factory jobs
What rurally-based companies can teach us about shrinking labor pools
Jun 21, 2023
A remote corner of the U.S. might offer insight into how companies can work with the labor market they've got.
Why more workers in China are ruling out factory jobs
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Jennifer Pak
Apr 17, 2023
Despite high unemployment among young people, most factories are short of workers. It might reflect false promises and poor conditions.
For many Chinese workers, the country's zero-COVID policy has tested family bonds
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Jennifer Pak
Dec 12, 2022
Most workers who leave small towns for higher pay in big cities can't bring their families with them. For nearly three years, travel restrictions have kept them apart.
Reshoring high-tech jobs accelerates as supply chain woes continue
Aug 22, 2022
A shorter chain means less room for error and uncertainty. But that security comes with a higher price tag.
Automakers announce furloughs due to COVID-19 shutdowns
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Jack Stewart
Apr 8, 2020
The auto industry is juggling the need to cut costs while preserving its workforce to ramp up once factories reopen.
Inside one highly automated Chinese factory
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Jennifer Pak
Nov 13, 2019
China's Shuoke sports equipment factory says robots have helped triple its production.
What worries China's manufacturers more than tariffs? Labor shortages
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Jennifer Pak
Dec 4, 2018
The country's workforce has shrunk 3 percent from 2012 to 2017; now its economy is slowing.
For public good, not for profit.
General Electric built this town, but its presence is shrinking
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Erika Beras
Jan 19, 2018
The company plans to leave the locomotive manufacturing industry in a few years.
Not enough skilled factory workers — really?
Oct 7, 2016
Manufacturers complain of a rising "skills gap" among job applicants that is hampering their ability to grow and improve productivity.
How much could the return of factory jobs add up to?
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Annie Baxter
Apr 18, 2016
Manufacturers are getting more done with fewer American workers.