However, there were 292,825 factories in the U.S. as of 2021. Of those, 846 employ 1,000 people or more. Some of these are my engineering firm’s clients, giving us a front row seat to the complexity ...
We at the Planet Money newsletter have been looking into what makes manufacturing special. Last week, we looked at economics research that shows that manufacturing jobs continue to pay a higher ...
This is Part 3 in our Planet Money newsletter series on manufacturing in America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Part 2 dived deep into ...