Economic Data and Growth
The State of the Manufacturing Workforce in 2025
State of the Manufacturing Workforce Address at Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville, Alabama, before an audience of students, faculty, manufacturers and local and state officials. Opportunity—for all: Taking the stage to give the MI’s assessment of the manufacturing worker base in 2025, Carolyn Lee, president of the Manufacturing Institute, the NAM’s 501(c)3 …
Economic Uncertainty Fuels Lower Optimism for Manufacturers
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers released its Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey for Q3 2024, which, reflecting overall uncertainty across several challenges, shows a drop in manufacturing sentiment in the third quarter. “The preelection uncertainty explains in part the drop in optimism, but economic pressures and policy threats are also at play. The good …
Mapping the Impact of a Port Strike
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