Why Are We so Obsessed with Manufacturing? : Planet Money

Why are we so obsessed with manufacturing? : Planet Money

It seems like politicians cannot agree on a lot. But many seem to agree on... manufacturing. Leaders of both political parties have been working to try and make the U.S. a manufacturing powerhouse again.On today's show, what is so special about manufacturing? Is it particularly important for the economy? And if manufacturing jobs are so great, then why have companies been struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have?For more on manu…

SBA, Labor Department sign MOU to strengthen U.S. manufacturing workforce

The U.S. SBA and the DOL have agreed to sign a new MOU, aimed at boosting the American manufacturing sector.