A shortage of trained factory workers could slow the growth of the American manufacturing sector, according to a report from Misumi Americas, a sourcing partner for mechanical components and assemblies.
U.S. manufacturing has posted productivity and investment gains between 2024 and 2026, but Misumi Americas’ “The Rise of U.S. Manufacturing” report cited statistics that the industry will need 3.8 million additional workers by 2033, and 1.9 million of those jobs could go unfilled without action. The report is based on inputs sourced from BLS, BEA, Census, NIST, ASEE, and the Reshoring Initiative.
“That investment is now bumping into a problem it can’t buy its way out of: a workforce shortage that predates it and will outlast it. It is, by every available measure, the single largest constraint on how far this growth cycle can go,” the report said.
As part of the solution, the report endorses a bill in Congress that would send American manufacturing workers to allied nations for hands-on training in advanced production skills, then bring that expertise home. That bill is H.R. 9097, the American Manufacturing Revitalization Exchange Program Act, introduced by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI).
Misumi Americas defines itself as the unified U.S. presence of the component supplier and manufacturer Misumi and the contract manufacturer Fictiv, which it acquired in 2025.
