https://www.ft.com/content/aafd3d6e-9518-46b4-ab2f-9bacf4f9a442
The jobs are there but America must now create the workers
Investment in training is crucial to produce the talent needed for the work of the future
Opinion US
JODIE KIRSHNER
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
The writer is a research professor at the NYU Marron Institute and author of Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises’
Donald Trump returned to office touting tariffs as a lifeline for American manufacturing. The Chips Act passed by Joe Biden promised investment in thesemiconductor industry that would create more than a million construction jobs. Following the pandemic and rising geopolitical tensions, US companies aremoving to increase domestic supply chains.
Yet the biggest stumbling block for any initiative that seeks to bring more jobs to America lies in something far more fundamental: lack of properly skilled workers. For years, US policy has failed to address the persistent and critical need for effective training.
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