Rising Orders for Manufactured Goods Fuel Hiring on ManufacturingCrossing.com

July 31, 2013   |    PDF version

Pasadena, CA - Manufacturing orders last month rose 4.2 percent. This is the highest increase since 1992, according to the data released on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Consequently, employers have begun to aggressively hiring on ManufacturingCrossing.com in response to the large number of unfilled orders.

As per the 'Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders June 2013' report, new orders of manufactured goods climbed 4.2 percent to reach $244.5 billion in June. This has marked the highest increase since 1992, when the U.S. Department of Commerce first began publishing data. Last month was the fourth of the five months in which the industry activity has grown. The fact that unfilled orders increased $21.4 billion has been an indication that manufacturing companies are swamped by a flood of activity and has spurred a growth in jobs in the sector, as employers scrambled to hire additional workers.

Last month, the activity centered primarily on transportation equipment, including commercial aircraft, defense aircraft, and auto parts. New orders for transportation equipment rose 12.8 percent over the previous month and were aided by strong auto sales and growth in the defense sector.

Current hiring trends on ManufacturingCrossing.com indicated that employers are anxious to hire additional workers. By and large, most of the current demand is on the production end. Employers are presently seeking mid-level to senior workers to help in operational and supervisorial roles. Additionally, there is a strong demand for engineers, operators, and technicians. Employers are also hiring workers in quality assurance and maintenance to ensure that machinery and procedures can be adequately streamlined. The manufacturing sector has been on the frontline of the improving job market and is becoming responsible for a large number of new jobs being created in the U.S.

However, on the hindsight, the industry faces challenges while moving forward. The challenges include rising cost of labor and the threat of outsourcing jobs overseas. Many employers point to the talent and skills gap that has forced them to look beyond the country's boundaries for qualified workers. With the exception of technical or specialized schools, most U.S. schools do not prepare students for employment in manufacturing. The result has been a lack of available workers to perform increasingly specialized and complicated tasks.

So, it would not be wrong stating that the manufacturing sector is confronting an image problem. Many Americans associate manufacturing with assembly-line, low-level work that is uninteresting and does not pay well. But that is not the complete truth. Harrison Barnes, Chief Executive Officer at ManufacturingCrossing affirms, "The manufacturing industry has grown increasingly high tech and is proving to be a reservoir of plenty of viable, rewarding job opportunities."

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