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Old 12-22-2016, 09:07 AM
 
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Manufacturing employment has been on a slow steady rise since hitting its low in March 2010. There has been a slight downturn this year.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEMP

There were something like 78,000 more manufacturing jobs open in April than October.

Basically, there are exactly zero factual statements in the opening post. Even the title of the article is incorrect.

United States Manufacturing Production | 1920-2016 | Data | Chart
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:10 AM
 
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He hasn't even stepped in office and manufacturing jobs are at a 9 year high. That lazy Obama didn't do jack squat all 8 years and Trump turns the economy around in a little over a month:

U.S. manufacturing job openings at 9-year high - Dec. 21, 2016
"US manufacturing is dead!"

We are the No. 2 manufacturing country in the WORLD.
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:11 AM
 
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Yes, a person could get a foot in the door entry level and be trained on the job. Now there is no bottom.


I was working a summer job at a computer company years ago and a guy was walking around through the warehouse and assembly area, yelling out - "anybody want to be a tech?" Anyone who said yep was trained to be a tech. The company wanted loyal people happy to work there and have opportunities and it worked.

Exactly. Many years ago I worked on the floor at a robotics factory, I was in final assembly. Two individuals I worked with then, 28 years ago are still there. One is in design the other in management.


I don't think those opportunities still exist, and if they do , it is at a much smaller scale.
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:17 AM
 
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Exactly. Many years ago I worked on the floor at a robotics factory, I was in final assembly. Two individuals I worked with then, 28 years ago are still there. One is in design the other in management.


I don't think those opportunities still exist, and if they do , it is at a much smaller scale.
Here is another ironic. Robotics is a major part of what is changing manufacturing. Robots are doing unskilled jobs that people once did.
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:19 AM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/page...rceptions.html

There is a massive skills gap in the US. I live in one of those areas, not enough metal fabricators.
There are plenty of fabricators in Washington. You've been looking in all the wrong places.
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:22 AM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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Not sure how you Credit Trump with this, he isn't even in office yet, but Obama IS currently in office, doesn't he get the credit for this?
Well, Carrier stopped plans for laying 800 workers off. Does Obama get the credit?
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:22 AM
 
Location: Canada
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Not sure how you Credit Trump with this, he isn't even in office yet, but Obama IS currently in office, doesn't he get the credit for this?
*crickets*
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:24 AM
 
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Here is another ironic. Robotics is a major part of what is changing manufacturing. Robots are doing unskilled jobs that people once did.

People keep talking about robotics as if it is something that is new. I remember my dad that was a welder repairmen at the time retraining to become a robotics repairmen back in the 80's. All the manual welders on his line were being replaced with robotic welders. So all this blame being placed on automation is about 30 years past it's time. You still need electricians, millrights, tool makers, engineers , designers, etc to keep an automated line open....that is unless the entire line is in a low cost country, and that is the real problem.
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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"US manufacturing is dead!"

We are the No. 2 manufacturing country in the WORLD.
In the abstract may be but look around your house and report back how many Made in USA items you find.
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Old 12-22-2016, 09:26 AM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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*crickets*
Replace those batteries!
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