$132.2
billion
annual economic impact from
wa state manufacturers
the u.s. is the
world’s largest
manufacturing economy
12 americans
million
nearly
( 9 % of the workforce)
are employed directly in manufacturing
“The manufacturing industry has jobs available. The challenge
is finding employees with strong math, science, and writing skills.
Our company will train specific manufacturing processes, but we
need people who can communicate critical project information to
their supervisors and peers. Schools need to focus on these basics and
industry needs to tell these students how learned skills translate to jobs.”
—Lisa Janicki, Chief Financial Officer, Janicki Industries, Sedro-Woolley