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Introduction
The semiconductor industry now faces additional obstacles stemming from the offshoring of chip
manufacturing in recent decades. As more production migrated to Asia, fewer U.S. students studied
semiconductor engineering. At the same time, the rise of social media and other software-focused
companies shifted more students to those sectors, where starting salaries were often higher than in
the chip business, engineers say.
Engineers in the United States have long enjoyed unemployment rates below those of other college
grads - rates that are now hovering near all-time lows amid soaring demand for their skills. [...]
The Washington Post, October 23rd
, 2022
Document 3 : Workforce Skills Gap Threatens Reshoring of Supply Chains
Global disruption and geopolitical risk created by black swan events like the pandemic and the Russian
invasion of Ukraine resulted in unstable global supply chains and shortages of essential goods. These
unpredictable disturbances spotlighted the need to invest in reshoring essential product ecosystems.
Overcoming the manufacturing workforce skills-gap is critical to this effort.
Unfilled industry jobs are estimated to escalate to 2.1 million skilled jobs by 2030. Forty-five percent
of manufacturing executives surveyed have already turned down business opportunities due to lack
of workers. We must resolve the skills gap in order to reshore supply chains that are crucial to U.S.
national and economic security.
It is fundamentally important that U.S. manufacturers engage a wider, more diverse labor pool by increasing
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); add flexibility models to attract and retain talent; overcome
misperceptions of manufacturing careers; re-skill and up-skill existing workers; and adopt public-private
partnerships to provide training that aligns with the needs of business and industry.
Simply put, we must train a larger and more diverse skilled workforce. And, to keep up with the pace
of technological change, companies should consider ongoing training initiatives-in other words, lifelong
learning.
Women in manufacturing are a prime DEI example. Although women make up 47% of the total
workforce, they make up only about 30% of the people employed in manufacturing industries.
Manufacturers would be wise to tap into this highly educated labor pool who earn more than half of
the associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded in the U.S.
Introducing flexibility in manufacturing work models can expand and diversify the talent pipeline.
Implementing flexible work models such as part-time or reduced hours, flextime, compressed workweeks,
hybrid work, or job sharing will result in higher employee engagement and increased productivity.
Castingsource.com, November 15th
, 2022
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