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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | September 2, 2014 04:16 PM |
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| From: | Representative Rick Mirabito |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Manufacturing Day, October 3, 2014 |
In the near future I will be introducing a resolution recognizing October 3, 2014, as Manufacturing Day 2014. The resolution is designed to highlight both the enormous contribution manufacturing currently makes to our economy and the high level of career opportunities within the field. Manufacturers are an extremely significant part of our national and state economies, responsible for 47 percent of total U.S. exports and for 12 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product. Manufacturing supports 17.4 million American jobs. Standing alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 10th largest economy in the world. Studies show that for every $1.00 spent on manufactured goods, an additional $1.48 of economic activity is generated. These investments spur new products and innovative manufacturing techniques. In fact, nationally, manufacturers are responsible for approximately two-thirds of private sector research and development. As our young people graduate from high school and college, excellent career paths are available in manufacturing as it holds high paying jobs and a need for skilled workers. The average manufacturing worker in the United States earns $77,060 annually, including pay and benefits. While these opportunities exist, the industry has worked to dispel common misconceptions of the manufacturing industry- that manufacturing involves working in dangerous, outdated factories. Manufacturing today is technologically advanced and sophisticated. Please join me in celebrating Manufacturing Day on October 3, 2014, and recognizing the economic contributions that manufacturing makes and the ongoing potential it has in creating new high paying jobs in Pennsylvania. |
Introduced as HR1013