Which
manufacturers are bringing the most jobs back to America? By
1. Apple Total jobs reshored: 22,200
States
benefiting: Texas, TBD. Industry: Computers, office
equipment. Headquarters: Cupertino,
California
In January 2018, Apple announced plans
to invest over $30 billion in capital expenditures in the U.S. over the next
five years. As part of the investment, Apple is increasing its commitment to
its Advanced Manufacturing Fund -- used to invest in U.S. manufacturing
companies and boost the domestic manufacturing sector -- from $1 billion to $5
billion. The move is projected to create over 20,000 new jobs at Apple's
existing campuses and at a new office location which has yet to be announced. Apple's
job creation announcement comes amid criticism aimed at the company for its
outsourcing of manufacturing jobs to China, and accusations that it has dodged
U.S. taxes by keeping some $250 billion overseas. A March 2017 press release
from Apple claims the company supports some 4.8 million jobs in China, compared
to 2.0 million in the U.S.
2. General Motors Total jobs reshored: 12,988
States
benefiting: Michigan, New York, Tennessee, Texas
Industry: Motor vehicles
& parts. Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan
Over the past several years, General
Motors has made several announcements regarding various reshoring efforts that
will boost employment at its plants in Michigan, New York, Tennessee, and
Texas. The largest announcement came January 2017, when GM made public its
plans to add or retain 7,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next few years. One of
the major reshoring projects will be the shifting of approximately 600 jobs
from an axle production plant in Mexico to a new facility in Arlington, Texas.
GM's reshoring efforts announced since 2010 amount to roughly 13,000 jobs, the
most of any U.S. company other than Apple.
3. Boeing Total jobs reshored: 7,725
States
benefiting: Missouri, Montana, South Carolina
Industry: Aerospace &
defense. Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois
Over the past several years, Boeing has
rapidly expanded its U.S. workforce at various manufacturing plants throughout
the East Coast. Boeing began operations at a new plant in Charleston, South
Carolina in 2011 that manufactures 787 Dreamliner planes. Boeing also recently
moved parts of its production of the new 777X plane from overseas to its St.
Louis facility. The first 777X is projected to be completed by December 2019.
According to the Reshoring Initiative, since 2010 Boeing has announced plans to
reshore approximately 8,000 jobs, the most of any U.S. company other than
General Motors and Apple.
4. Ford Total jobs reshored: 4,200
States
benefiting: Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New York
Industry: Motor vehicles
& parts. Headquarters: Dearborn,
Michigan
In January 2017, Ford announced plans to
cancel the $1.6 billion expansion of its Mexico production facility, instead
opting to expand operations at its Flat Rock, Michigan facility with a $700
million investment projected to create 700 jobs. Similar reshoring efforts by
the U.S. auto giant have been announced over the past eight years, targeting
facilities in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York, and other parts of Michigan
and totaling an estimated 4,200 new jobs for the domestic workforce. Like
General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, Ford's announcements were made amid pressure
from the current administration to reduce investment overseas and increase
capital investments in the U.S. manufacturing sector. While some analysts speculate
the reshoring efforts are a response to the Trump administration's push for
domestic job creation, Ford representatives have noted that they were based on
an initiative to expand its truck and S.U.V. model offerings for U.S.
consumers, which was previously agreed to in a labor contract with the United
Automobile Workers union.
5. Intel Total jobs reshored: 4,000
States benefiting: Arizona, California, Oregon
Industry: Semiconductors
& other electronic components
Headquarters: Santa Clara,
California
In 2011, Intel announced plans to hire
4,000 U.S. workers and build a $5 billion microprocessor plant in Chandler,
Arizona. Known as Fab 42, the plant will use the 7-nanometer production process
and is projected to be the most advanced, high-volume microprocessor plant in
the world. While the facility was completed in 2013, its opening was stalled
for several years. In February 2017, however, Intel announced plans to open the
facility with a total investment of $7 billion and the direct hiring of 3,000
high-tech, high-wage workers. The tech giant projects the plant will be
completed in the next two to three years, and will indirectly lead to the
creation of roughly 10,000 jobs throughout Arizona.
6. Dow Chemical Total jobs reshored: 2,900
States
benefiting: Louisiana, Michigan, Texas
Industry: Chemicals Headquarters: Midland,
Michigan
In March 2015, Dow Chemical announced
plans to invest $6 billion in its manufacturing plants in Texas and Louisiana
in an effort to capitalize on lower domestic natural gas prices. According to a
Dow executive, the increase in U.S. fracking activity has created significant
investment prospects for chemical producers in the United States that will pay
off in the next several years. The Gulf Coast reshoring effort is largely focused
on the production of ethylene, propylene, and chemical derivatives used in
packaging. The company's reshoring efforts announced over the past several
years are projected to retain or add approximately 2,900 manufacturing jobs to
the U.S.
7. General Electric Total jobs reshored: 2,656
States
benefiting: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, North
Carolina, New York, Ohio. Industry: Industrial
machinery. Headquarters: Boston,
Massachusetts
Since 2010, General Electric has
announced domestic capital investments that are projected to add approximately
2,700 jobs to the U.S. manufacturing workforce. Much of the reshoring efforts
are based around Appliance Park, a newly renovated production facility in
Louisville, Kentucky, and shifting the production of bottom-mounted
refrigerators and front-load washing machines from China and Mexico to the U.S.
According to GE, reasons for the move include lower transportation costs, a
more qualified workforce, and significant tax incentives by state and local
governments.
8. Whirlpool Total jobs reshored: 2,165
States benefiting: Ohio
Industry: Electronics,
electrical equipment
Headquarters: Benton Harbor,
Michigan
Since 2010, Whirlpool has announced
several efforts to consolidate its overseas operations within the U.S. that
will add up to an estimated 2,165 reshored jobs for domestic manufacturing
workers. Most recently, in January 2018 Whirlpool announced it would be adding
200 full-time employees to its facility in Clyde, Ohio. The news came shortly
after the Trump Administration announced safeguard tariffs on large imported
residential washing machines, a move projected to reduce import competition
from Whirlpool rivals Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.
9. Caterpillar Total jobs reshored: 2,100
States
benefiting: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Texas
Industry: Construction
& farm machinery
Headquarters: Peoria, Illinois
According to the Reshoring Initiative,
over the last several years construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has
announced reshoring projects that will target facilities in Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, and Texas, and will add or retain an estimated 2,100 U.S.
manufacturing jobs. In 2012, Caterpillar opened a new facility in Victoria,
Texas with an initial investment of $200 million in an effort to shift
production of its hydraulic excavators from Akashi, Japan to the U.S. In August
2015, Caterpillar announced plans to expand employment at its Victoria
facility, moving its vocational truck manufacturing operations from Mexico to
the Texas location.
10. Polaris Industries Total jobs reshored: 2,000
States
benefiting: Alabama. Industry: Transportation
equipment. Headquarters: Deerfield,
Illinois
In January 2015, automotive manufacturer
Polaris Industries announced plans to build a $142 million off-road vehicle
plant in Huntsville, Alabama that will create an estimated 2,000 manufacturing
jobs in the area. The move was likely prompted by the generous tax breaks
offered by state and local governments. Polaris is projected to receive
approximately $80 million in tax breaks from the city of Huntsville and state
of Alabama upon completion and staffing of the facility. The announcement comes
several years after the company was criticized for downsizing its plant in
Osceola, Wisconsin and building a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico for
approximately $150 million.
11. SolarCity Total jobs reshored: 1,900
States
benefiting: New York. Industry: Energy production
& storage. Headquarters: San Mateo,
California
In 2014, SolarCity announced a deal with
the State of New York that commits the company to invest approximately $5
billion over the next 10 years in return for a $750 million construction subsidy
that is projected to create at least 1,900 jobs. The investment is focused
around the construction of a new facility in South Buffalo. Without major
government subsidies, domestic manufacturing of solar panels has largely been
prohibitively expensive, as U.S. labor costs were too high compared to other
countries. While the project stalled for several years as SolarCity reevaluated
its timeframe and was taken over by Tesla, solar roof tile production began at
the new factory in December 2017.
12. Merck & Co. Total jobs reshored: 1,633
States
benefiting: New Jersey, TBD
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Headquarters: Kenilworth, New
Jersey
In July 2017, the White House announced
that Merck, along with pharmaceutical manufacturers Pfizer and Corning, have committed
to making a joint investment of at least $4 billion in pharmaceutical glass
manufacturing in the U.S. The partnership will focus on the manufacturing of
advanced pharmaceutical glass packing, a technology used in the storage of
injectable drugs, as well as vials and cartridges, and is projected to lead to
the direct hiring of 4,000 U.S. employees across the three companies.
Merck also recently reshored
approximately 300 jobs as part of its efforts to consolidate its overseas
operations in the U.S. The company relocated the headquarters of its animal
health division from Boxmeer, the Netherlands to its campus in Summit, New
Jersey in 2013 as part of a larger restructuring effort.
13. Amgen Total jobs reshored: 1,600
States
benefiting: Rhode Island, TBD
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Headquarters: Thousand Oaks,
California
In a January 2018 meeting with President
Donald Trump, Amgen CEO Robert Bradway announced that the firm was planning to
add 1,600 manufacturing jobs in the U.S. The announcement came several years
after the biopharma company cut approximately 15% of its workforce and closed
two U.S. manufacturing facilities in 2014 as part of major cost-saving efforts.
Most recently, Amgen announced in
February 2018 that it would invest $300 million in a new U.S. biologics plant
that would employ approximately 300 workers upon completion. An April 2018
recent press release from the company named West Greenwich, Rhode Island, as
the site of the new facility.
14. Gentex Total jobs reshored: 1,600
States benefiting: Michigan
Industry: Motor vehicle
parts
Headquarters: Zeeland, Michigan
Over the last several years, mirror
manufacturer Gentex closed its two plants in China and Mexico in an effort to
centralize production in Zeeland, Michigan. While labor was less expensive
overseas, the move to consolidate all stages of production in one location is
likely to reduce transportation costs and the risk of manufacturing error.
According to the Reshoring Initiative, the company's reshoring efforts since
2010 amount to a total of 1,600 jobs for U.S. workers.
15. Element Electronics Total jobs reshored: 1,500
States
benefiting: Michigan, South Carolina
Industry: Consumer
electronics
Headquarters: Winnsboro, South
Carolina
In 2012, South Carolina-based consumer
electronics manufacturer Element Electronics opened a new flat screen
television factory in Detroit. The decision was based on a need to consolidate
the company's supply chain, and made Element one of the only companies to
manufacture televisions in the U.S. Element also reshored production from China
to Winnsboro, South Carolina with an initial $7.5 million investment in a new
plant that is projected to lead to the creation of 500 jobs. The TV
manufacturer cited Walmart's pledge to buy $250 billion of U.S.-made products
from 2013 to 2023 as a primary reason to relocate operations to the
16. Insulet Corp. Total jobs reshored: 1,500
United
States.
States
benefiting: Massachusetts
Industry: Biotechnology
Headquarters: Billerica,
Massachusetts
Insulet Corporation manufactures insulin
delivery systems. In 2017 the company announced it would be moving the
production of its flagship product -- the Omnipod, a tubeless, waterproof
insulin pump -- from China to a new facility in Acton, Massachusetts. Insulet
cited the area's skilled workforce and rising labor costs in China as reasons
for the move. If Insulet meets earnings expectations for the next several
years, the new facility could employ as many as 1,500 workers by 2021.
Comments
This article reports
plans and agreements to add 72,667 manufacturing jobs back to the US. We are
approaching 12 million manufacturing jobs in the US. We are still 7 million
manufacturing jobs short of the 19 million manufacturing jobs we had in 1980.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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