When bad news starts getting better, at what point do you consider it good news? The U.S. government bean counters say fewer people are stuck in long-term layoffs — good news — but 1 in every 5 long-term manufacturing employees still isn’t collecting a paycheck. [Read more...]
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Lexmark prints pink slips for 1,100 manufacturing workers
One of those cold realities of manufacturing: Even if your plant is putting out a quality product — and making a little money on it, too — it might not be enough to sate your company’s thirst for profits. Ask the people who work (or used to work) for Lexmark. [Read more...]
The one region where manufacturing’s grown in the last decade
Since 1997, manufacturers have shed jobs in 99 of the top 100 markets. Which market has actually created jobs? [Read more...]
