Is the manufacturing skills gap a myth, or a real threat to competitiveness?
BOILER-PIPE: Wall Street Journal took this as evidence that companies were simply “trying to stick the government with the bill for training workers” There are two major problems with this interpretation. First, while unemployment allows firms to be choosier in whom to hire, it does not give them an incentive to leave positions vacant.
employment, so this might not sound like a big deal—but it is. Lack of talent could undermine the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers, and accelerate their efforts to automate. Meanwhile, many new workers will miss out on challenging jobs with above-average pay that can open the way for rewarding careers.
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