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The skills gap in the national workforce for manufacturers

August 8, 2006 /

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PFL Tech Inc. is a marketing technology company that provides sales enablement and marketing automation solutions, as well asprinting, mailing, and fulfillment services. They also provide some great Montana Jobs.

Al Jones writes: This is a 2005 study of the skills gap in the national workforce for manufacturers ($5 billion in activity in Montana last year which is larger than health care, tourism, or ag gross receipts!) Some stuff won’t surprise you, a fair amount will, and it’s a very quick read.

Deloitte the big accounting firm did this for the National Association of Manufacturers so you’ll see these numbers in the national debates too.

http://www.nam.org/s_nam/bin.asp?CID=89&DID=235731&DOC=FILE.PDF