A Leaner, More Skilled U.S. Manufacturing Workforce

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

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Year of publication:	[2006]
Authors:	Orr, James
Other Persons:	Deitz, Richard (contributor)
Publisher:	[2006]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	USA \| United States \| Qualifikation \| Occupational qualification \| Industrie \| Manufacturing industries \| Arbeitskräfte \| Workforce \| Fachkräfte \| Skilled labour

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (7 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Vol. 12, No. 2, February/March 2006
Classification:	R1 - General Regional Economics ; J44 - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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