Manufacturing Insights

Supply Chain Professionals Optimistic About Jobs and Job Market Well over half (54%) of professionals received a bonus award this year, which markedly climbed from 43% in 2020. MH&L Staff AUG 23, 2021 Seems things are looking up. Around...

Getting Gen Z to Like Your Company Here are some ideas to try. Adrienne Selko AUG 05, 2021 The bar to help companies attract the next generation of workers – Gen Z ( born 1995-2012) keeps getting higher. We...

Warehouses are Luring Workers from Other Industries An additional 282,470 workers could be needed by Q2 2021. MH&L Staff AUG 05, 2021 Greater demand for warehouse space stemming from a structural shift in supply chain dynamics has led to...

Manufacturing Adds 15,000 Jobs in June Average hourly wages in durable goods increased by 4.9%, year-over-year, as employers woo talent. Ryan Secard JUL 04, 2021 Manufacturing employment crept up slowly last month. On July 2, the Census Bureau’s latest...

Supply, Talent Shortages Weigh on Manufacturing Growth Supply and talent shortages impacted manufacturing growth in June. The manufacturing sector grew last month for the thirteenth month running, albeit at a slightly slower pace than it had in May. The...

US unemployment claims fall to 376,000, sixth straight drop By PAUL WISEMANJune 11, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy, held back for months...

Producer prices climb 6.6% in May on annual basis, largest 12-month increase on record PUBLISHED TUE, JUN 15 20218:34 AM EDTUPDATED TUE, JUN 15 202111:17 AM EDT Jeff Cox@JEFF.COX.7528@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM Producer prices rose at their fastest annual clip in nearly...

Forget going back to the office — people are just quitting instead As the pandemic clouds lift, the percentage of Americans leaving employers for new opportunities is at its highest level in more than two decades. More U.S. workers...

Reshoring Rose Significantly in 2020, Report Finds The Reshoring Initiative said the push by companies to return operations to the U.S. was a COVID-19 silver lining. IW Staff JUN 02, 2021 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. found itself...

A key U.S. inflation gauge rose 3.1% year over year, higher than expected PUBLISHED FRI, MAY 28 20218:32 AM EDTUPDATED FRI, MAY 28 202111:21 AM EDT Jeff Cox@JEFF.COX.7528@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM KEY POINTS The core personal consumption expenditures price index increased 3.1%...

Manufacturing in May Grows, Still Troubled by Supply Difficulties Optimism is up among surveyed manufacturers after 12 solid months of growth. Ryan Secard JUN 01, 2021 According to the latest data from the Institute for Supply Management, expansion in...

The World Economy Is Running Low on Everything May 18, 2021 Bloomberg A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to...