A leaner, more skilled U.S. manufacturing workforce

Richard Deitz and James Orr

Current Issues in Economics and Finance, 2006, vol. 12, issue Feb/Mar

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: Employees, Training of; Employment; Labor market; Manufacturing industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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