Ready for More Quality US Jobs? See how Reshoring Is Helping

The Reshoring Institute offers case studies that show jobs coming back to the US.

Rob Spiegel

November 1, 2021

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According to the Reshoring Initiative, the pandemic spurred a national push to strengthen the domestic supply chain, especially for essential products. This has been driving reshoring numbers higher. If this continues in 2021, reshoring and foreign direct investment job announcements for 2021 are projected to be over 220,000 – 38% above  2020, which already scored the highest yearly rate recorded to date.

Reshoring has been key to the US manufacturing and economic recovery in 2021, according to the Reshoring Initiative. The organization has been offering the Biden administration guidance in developing essential policies, encouraging the development of a stronger skilled workforce, competitive corporate tax and regulatory structures, and a lower US dollar.

There are many reasons for reshoring:

  • The need to keep production close to markets

  • Rising labor costs in Asia

  • Rising costs of shipping

  • Need for a greater skilled workforce

  • Pledges from large retailers (such as Walmart) to buy American produced goods

We have taken case studies from the Reshoring Institute to show the wide range of US companies that are bringing jobs back to the US.

About the Author(s)

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer and hired on full-time in 2011. He covers automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to Design News, he worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He has contributed to a wide range of industrial technology publications, including Automation World, Supply Chain Management Review, and Logistics Management. He is the author of six books.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication.

As well as writing for Design News, Rob also participates in IME shows, webinars, and ebooks.

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