For years, manufacturers have reported a sizeable gap between the talent they need to grow their businesses and the talent they can actually find. Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute embarked on their third Skills Gap study, which reveals the issue is growing and is exacerbated by a number of factors that brings manufacturers to an inflection point that must be addressed to ensure viability and success of American-based operations as well as the nation’s economic prosperity as a whole. For more on the report, visit http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/manufacturing/articles/boiling-point-the-skills-gap-in-us-manufacturing.html

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Sources include: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Deloitte analysis
1
Deloitte LLP and U.S. Council on Competitiveness, 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
2
A nationally representative sample of 450 executives from companies of varying sizes and industries responded to the Skills Gap Survey.
3
Milken Institute and Economic Planning Institute.
4
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Over the next decade nearly 3 1/2 Million manufacturing jobs likely need to be filled
The skills gap is expected to result in 2 Million of those jobs being unfilled
CEOs and manufacturing executives around the world identify talent-driven innovation as the number one determinant of competitiveness.1
Yet, manufacturing executives report a significant gap in their ability to
find talent with required skills. More troubling...the skills gap is expected to grow substantially over the next decade. What impact could the gap have on company performance and how large is the gap likely to
grow? The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte conducted a study2
to understand the impact and extent of the skills gap, and the study results are as follows:
94
days
70
days
48
days
It takes 90+ days
to recruit highly skilled workers
Other areas
Skilled production
workers
Engineers, researchers,
scientists
vs.
vs.of executives agree
there is a talent shortage
in U.S. manufacturing
84%
of manufacturing companies
are willing to pay more than the market rates
in workforce areas reeling under talent crisis
80%
Developing talent is essential
Adding to the complexity is finding workers with
the skills required to meet today’s advanced
manufacturing requirements
The most effective skilled production workforce
development strategies cited by executives
Filling jobs is no easy task The skills gap is widening
open skilled production positions
are unfilled due to talent shortage
SIX out of TEN
The retirementof baby boomers, strength of
the economy and attractiveness of the industry are
ranked among leading factors impacting the talent shortage.
Over the next decade nearly 3 ½ million manufacturing jobs will likely
be needed and
are expected to go unfilled due to the skills gap
2015 2025
Internal
employee
training and
development
94%
Involvement
with local
schools and
community
colleges
72%
External
training and
certification
programs
64%
Creation of
new veteran
hiring
programs
49%
Percentage of executives that indicate current
employees are not sufficient in key skills
Talent shortage impact to the business
technology/
computer skills
70%
problem
solving skills
69%
basic technical
training
67%
math skills
60%
of executives believe the skills
gap will impact their ability to
meet customer demand
The implications are significant
Every job in manufacturing creates another 2.5 new jobs
in local goods and services3
For every $1 invested in manufacturing,
another $1.37 in additional value is
created in other sectors4
82%
executives also feel it will impact their ability to...
78% implement new technologies and increase productivity
69% provide effective customer service
62% innovate and develop new products
48% expand internationally
2 Million
By 2025 the skills gap is
expected to grow to
2 million
3.4
Millionmanufacturing
jobs are likely to be
needed over the
next decade
2.7 Million
baby boomer retirements
700K manufacturing
jobs expected from
economic expansion
+
leading to an expected
2 Million
manufacturing jobs unfilled
due to the skills gap
Only 1.4 Million
jobs are likely to
be filled
In 2011, 600K jobs were
unfilled due to the skills gap