The Great American Mismatch. Plenty of Manufacturing jobs, too few people with the necessary skills
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2963039/posts
Manufacturing In The US Is Making A Historic Comeback
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969059/posts
Yeah, thanks for the GE link. There’s lots of reasons for thinking this the author at ZeroHedge is dead wrong.
For instance the revolution in the natural gas patch is bringing an extra 30 billion or so annually in industry investment back to the USA to take advantage of the lower natural gas prices.
The issues addressed by the GE article are just part of the picture.
There is a huge secular change in the way manufacturing takes place with smart robots and 3d printing. Which will make it cheaper to manufacture stuff closer to their markets so as to avoid transportation costs, lower man hours in production and enable better communication with customers.