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U.S. needs better educated workforce to meet advanced manufacturing needs, says study

America’s advanced manufacturing sector needs a better educated workforce in order to continue expansion, says a new study from Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.

“Advanced Manufacturing in the United States” examines advanced manufacturing across the nation. The report was prepared by Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in cooperation with Conexus Indiana, the state's advanced manufacturing initiative.

Data shows that nationally STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and white-collar jobs are growing in the advanced manufacturing sector, while blue-collar occupations have declined.

CBER looked at each state’s advanced manufacturing employment as a share of total manufacturing employment in 2013. It also prepared the “2016 Manufacturing and Logistics Report” for Conexus Indiana. The report grades each state for manufacturing and logistics.

Both reports are available at conexus.cberdata.org/.