Saturday, February 19, 2005
The popular business press often gets the story about manufacturing wrong. They see a decline in manufacturing employment and believe that manufacturing is "dead". Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the nature of manufacturing is shifting dramatically.
A report on manufacturing in Indiana illustrates the point. The report's author notes, ""It's surprising to me even, the growth in wages per job. Yes, jobs are declining, but productivity is increasing and there are still many, many good paying jobs in Indiana."
Read more. You can download an executive summary of the report here or a copy of the full report here.
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New report on Indiana manufacturing
