Employment and Technology in Manufacturing

Alister McLeod
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Alister McLeod: Indiana State University, Indiana, USA

International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development (IJSKD), 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 14-29

Abstract: Manufacturing has acted as a modern-day bellwether for the impact robotic systems have on labor. Technical systems have been known to reduce employment in certain sectors of the economy while boosting it in others. Currently, the most pervasive line of thought is that robotic systems are reducing the need for labor-intensive jobs in the United States (U.S.) and other The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations. However, the findings of this article suggest that robotic systems and labor are codependent upon one another with respect to the manufacturing sector. Further examination of the factors driving or at the root of this codependency may likely provide further insight as to how robotic systems and their usage will affect future employment.

Date: 2019
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