The amount manufacturers pay on average per employee to comply with federal regulations, which nearly double the per-employee costs borne by firms throughout all industries1
The number of times small manufacturers with less than 50 employees spend compared to large manufacturers on compliance issues1
The time it took on average in 2018 to fill an engineer, researcher or scientist position, compared to 94 days in 20151
Open manufacturing positions in the U.S. or 2.4 million that remain vacant due to a shortage of relevant skills in this industry1