Economists debate why manufacturing has been more prone to unionization, but one leading explanation is the fact that workers in this industry tend to work at one large workplace (the factory) and, at ...

CHICAGO—Manufacturing workers report higher loyalty to their employers than other frontline workers but also signal ...

American tariffs have reshaped Canada’s manufacturing sector, but labour-market impacts have not been evenly shared across workers. The United States imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, ...

The goal of Major Tool and Machine’s two-day camp was to show seventh to ninth graders different careers within manufacturing. Students were able to participate in various hands-on activities, such as ...

President Trump has been upending the global economy in the name of bringing manufacturing back. President Joe Biden signed into law massive investments aimed at doing something similar. The American ...

Manufacturing workers are building AI skills, but employers are prioritizing more traditional skills, according to a new report.

Whenever President Trump’s tariff fiasco comes to an end, we will turn attention to the lasting impacts. It is not a pretty picture. One of the many contradictory explanations of the Trump tariffs is ...

WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As manufacturers scramble to deploy AI across operations, a new survey reveals a plot twist: frontline manufacturing workers are ready and waiting for ...

This is Part 2 in our series on manufacturing in America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Subscribe to the Planet Money newsletter for the next ...

Manufacturing pays a premium "Manufacturing is special," says Gordon Hanson, an economist at Harvard Kennedy School who has published influential research on American manufacturing. " That's because ...