Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we celebrate Labor Day, our nation is discovering anew the value of making and building things, from cars to semiconductor ...

Job cuts at a Whirlpool factory in Iowa underscore the challenges in reviving American manufacturing. "Every day, workers' ...

Economists debate why manufacturing has been more prone to unionization, but one leading explanation is the fact that workers in this industry tend to work at one large workplace (the factory) and, at ...

Among shop floor workers who recommend a career in the industry, 36% say they do so specifically because of the opportunity to work with AI, automation and other advanced technologies, according to a ...

The goal of Major Tool and Machine’s two-day camp was to show seventh to ninth graders different careers within manufacturing. Students were able to participate in various hands-on activities, such as ...

Whenever President Trump’s tariff fiasco comes to an end, we will turn attention to the lasting impacts. It is not a pretty picture. One of the many contradictory explanations of the Trump tariffs is ...

In 1990, Frito-Lay ran a Doritos ad with Jay Leno and a smug promise: “Crunch all you want. We’ll make more.” Funny for snack chips. Not so funny as a workforce strategy. Across industries, companies ...

Manufacturing pays a premium "Manufacturing is special," says Gordon Hanson, an economist at Harvard Kennedy School who has published influential research on American manufacturing. " That's because ...