Jobs

Jan 29 2016
Blog

New Funds Available to Help Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturers

MEP works to help manufacturers create jobs, save money and increase profits.
Jan 25 2016
Blog

If Trade Deal is Approved, Expect Big Job Losses for Manufacturing

New study predicts TPP will cost 50,000 U.S. jobs each year; another study says 450,000 jobs to be lost.
Jan 21 2016
Blog Jobs

Take Action: Ask the Presidential Candidates How They Will Create Manufacturing Jobs

Manufacturing is in a tight spot. What will the next president do?
Jan 12 2016
Blog

Laid-off Worker on Steel Imports: “We’re Going to Keep Bleeding”

Steelworker Dan Hill visits D.C. to share how China's overcapacity is impacting his community.
Jan 08 2016
Blog Jobs

The Jobs Report Reveals More Mediocrity for the Manufacturing Sector

All in all, 2015 was pretty rough.
Jan 08 2016
Press Release Jobs

Manufacturing Sees Modest Job Growth in December, But Big Challenges Remain

Manufacturing gained 8,000 jobs in December 2015, the Labor Department reported on Friday. But the sector only gained 30,000 new jobs in all of 2015 — the worst number since the Great Recession...
Dec 22 2015
Blog

The “Manufacturing Reshoring Trend Has Subsided”

Offshoring is still beating reshoring — and reshoring is dropping off fast.
Dec 21 2015
Blog Jobs

Tim Cook’s Views On American Workers Shows He’s a Rotten Apple

Apple CEO says American workers aren't skilled enough to build the company's products. He's wrong.
Dec 17 2015
Blog Jobs

The Fed Just Raised the Interest Rate. Now What?

Nobody really knows, but it’s probably not good news for manufacturing.
Dec 15 2015
Blog Jobs

Jobs: We’ve Looked Into the Crystal Ball, and It Doesn’t Look Good

Richard McCormack says that without an industrial base, Americans will be stuck in low paying jobs.