October 2015
Robots Fuel the Next Wave of U.S. Productivity and Job Growth
In a recently published white paper, the Association for Advancing Automation addresses the impact of robotics on employment in the United States, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Of all the complex elements that impact the manufacturing industry, automation is key to its revival in the United States. Robotics offers U.S. manufacturers improvements in efficiency that are driving up profits and employment. At the same time, changes in domestic workforces are opening up new opportunities for worker advancement, and rising overseas labor costs are positioning the next wave of productivity and job growth in the U.S. A correlation between robotics implementation and employment growth becomes evident.
Since 2010, the U.S. robotics industry has grown substantially, setting new records for robot shipments. Supported by relevant statistical data, the paper shows during this period of booming robot sales, U.S. employment continues to increase.
The paper also addresses the effects of offshoring and reshoring. Moreover, it discusses how the situation is now turning around. Automation using robotics is helping this attitude shift by allowing domestic companies to remain cost competitive while keeping their manufacturing operations in the U.S.
The following topics are also addressed in the white paper: the drive for higher education in the U.S., shortage of skills for professional jobs, as well as replacing tedious and physically demanding jobs with more interesting ones.
For more information, see the website of the Association for Advancing Automation: www.a3automate.org
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