Industry Week: Changing Perceptions of Manufacturing in New Jersey

An MEP shares its five approaches to tackling workforce development.

'IndustryWeek recently cited a new study, the 2019 L2L Manufacturing Index, that showed how Generation Z and millennials differ when it comes to their exposure to the manufacturing industry. A whopping one-third of Generation Z, adults ages 18-22, have had manufacturing suggested to them as a career option. When looking at millennials, which make up 13% of the general population of adults, only 18% have ever been exposed to manufacturing as a career path. It is clear that the manufacturing industry is beginning to have an impact once again.

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