N.C. Furniture Industry Hurting for Skilled Workers

January 2, 2013  by in UnCategorized   

By Aggregated Content in economic news on January 3, 2013 from http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/03/3763250/nc-furniture-industry-hurting.html

The N.C. furniture industry, its workforce cut in half by manufacturing abroad and automation at home, faces a new challenge: a lack of skilled workers.

Fewer young people are entering the field after seeing their parents and grandparents endure round after round of layoffs in N.C. furniture plants, according to a recent study of the furniture workforce.

It's a counterintuitive finding: This hometown industry, famous nationwide, has been decimated by layoffs but can't find enough people with up-to-date skills.

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