The manufacturing labor shortage isn’t a new problem. According to a recent report from Deloitte, the US manufacturing industry faces an unprecedented labor shortage in the next five years. A wave of retirements and continued industry growth will create demand for upwards of 4.6 million manufacturing jobs by 2028, but more than 2.4 million are expected to go unfilled due to a persistent skills gap in the workforce.

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Los baby boomers han representado la generación concentrada más grande en la fuerza laboral durante gran parte de las últimas cuatro décadas, pero a medida que envejecen hasta alcanzar la jubilación, estamos viendo un cambio fundamental en la demografía del mercado laboral.

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Baby boomers represented the largest concentrated generation in the workforce for much of the last four decades, but as they age into retirement, we’re seeing a fundamental shift in the demographics of the labor market.

At a high level, collaboration is seen as a soft-skill – a fundamental piece of good teamwork that has a nebulous effect on productivity.

Manufacturing companies have long struggled to find, hire, and retain qualified talent. It hasn’t gotten easier with record low unemployment and a persistent skills gap for STEM jobs. A 2015 report by the Manufacturing Institute estimated that as many as two million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2025.