Millions of workers lost their jobs in manufacturing. Many never returned to the labor force.
A remote corner of the U.S. might offer insight into how companies can work with the labor market they’ve got.
Despite high unemployment among young people, most factories are short of workers. It might reflect false promises and poor conditions.
Most workers who leave small towns for higher pay in big cities can’t bring their families with them. For nearly three years, travel restrictions have kept them apart.
A shorter chain means less room for error and uncertainty. But that security comes with a higher price tag.
The auto industry is juggling the need to cut costs while preserving its workforce to ramp up once factories reopen.
China’s Shuoke sports equipment factory says robots have helped triple its production.
The country's workforce has shrunk 3 percent from 2012 to 2017; now its economy is slowing.
The company plans to leave the locomotive manufacturing industry in a few years.
Manufacturers complain of a rising "skills gap" among job applicants that is hampering their ability to grow and improve productivity.
