Industry Today: New Data Asks: Could Generation Z Save Manufacturing?

Written by L2L | Jul 17, 2019 5:30:00 PM


L2L survey suggests that Generation Z may be the answer to employment problems being faced by manufacturing.

 

'The 2019 L2L Manufacturing Index, an annual measurement of the American public’s perceptions of U.S. manufacturing, found that adults in Generation Z (those aged 18-22) are 19% more likely to have had a counselor, teacher or mentor suggest they look into manufacturing as a viable career option when compared to the general population. One-third (32%) of Generation Z has had manufacturing suggested to them as a career option, as compared to only 18% of Millennials and 13% of the general population.

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