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LIFT releases Q3 reports on lightweighting-related employment trends
- November 13, 2018
- News Release
- Metals/Materials
Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute, has released reports highlighting employment trends, top jobs, and required skills in advanced manufacturing through Q3 2018 for Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
According to the reports, in all five states, employment in lightweighting-related occupations continues to climb, corresponding with continued employer demand. In Michigan demand for lightweighting-related skills grew by 14.0 percent into Q3 2018, with 63,940 job postings during the quarter. In Ohio demand grew by 23.3 percent into Q3 2018, with 67,826 job postings.
LIFT, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), is a public-private partnership dedicated to developing and deploying advanced lightweight metal manufacturing technologies and implementing education and training programs to better prepare the workforce today and in the future.
To read the full reports, visit https://lift.technology/news/.
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