Need for technical training grows as more big companies in the U.S. plan to ‘onshore’ jobs

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Ten years ago, offshoring manufacturing jobs to China looked like the perfect way to cut costs.  But now companies that manufacture everything from computers to car parts are returning to the United States in growing numbers.  The country needs to invest in more vocational and technical training programs so millions of jobless factory workers are equipped with the skills to benefit from this trend, say labor economists.

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