According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturer’s 2023 “The Economic Impact of the Equipment Manufacturing Industry� report, in 44 states, the equipment manufacturing industry supports at least 1,000 jobs. Texas alone has over 345,000 jobs supported by the equipment manufacturing industry, Illinois has over 238,000 jobs and Wisconsin has over 181,000 jobs.

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The Labor Department on 8/30/22 reported there were a seasonally adjusted 11.2 million , up from the previous month’s upwardly revised 11 million. Job openings have remained elevated and above 10 million since the summer of 2021.

The number of times workers quit their jobs edged down to 4.2 million in July from the prior month’s 4.3 million. Layoffs and discharges fell slightly to 1.4 million in July from the prior month’s level. Hiring slowed slightly to 6.4 million, down from 6.5 million in June.