According to a study published last year by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, as many as 2.1 million U.S. manufacturing jobs will be unfilled through 2030. We’re seeing this prediction materialize in Connecticut. On February 7, the job search website Indeed.com listed 331 job openings for machinists within 25 of Hartford, reflecting a 20% increase […]
Staying on Top of Safety Protocols
The rapid spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus variant, Omicron, had employers scrambling to keep up with federal, state and local vaccine and mask mandates. Determining whether or not they must implement vaccine and indoor mask mandates throughout their companies was a bit confusing. On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay […]
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
If you attended our in-person (remember those?) Workforce Summit in 2019, the attached video might look familiar. We’re sharing it again to remind you of the immense value neurodiverse people can bring to your organization. Hopefully, it will inspire you to join CTmrg in our effort to make manufacturing more inclusive for this population. For example, […]
Manufacturing Industry Outlook for 2022
At the end of each year, you can always find numerous industry predictions for the year ahead. Here’s what some manufacturing industry experts are predicting for the sector in 2022. According to the annual Metalworking Capital Spending Survey from Gardner Intelligence, a division of Modern Machine Shop magazine’s publisher, Gardner Business Media, the metalworking industry will […]
State and Schools Work to Increase Talent Pool for Manufacturers
By all accounts, the manufacturing industry in Connecticut has been steadily growing for the past several years and it’s projected to keep on growing. In November, the sector posted its largest monthly gain since May 2020. In its 2018 – 2028 employment projections, Connecticut’s Department of Labor predicts the demand for computer-controlled machine operators to […]
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