Will millions of jobs be “re-shoring” in coming years?

FIND OUT WHY NOT – AND WHY IT DOESN’T MATTER IN THIS FREE CHAPTER OF BRAIN GAIN

Supply chains are tangled, products are in short supply and prices are rising, thanks to pandemic and conflict. These trends are making governments and businesses rethink the global outsourcing that powered growth for decades – and led to employment disruptions that harmed cities and counties across the land. Will “re-shoring” create a new employment boom in your city or county? Don’t bet on it. Because for all the blame heaped on offshoring as a job killer, it was only a small part of the story. Learn the real story in Brain Gain: How Innovative Cities Create Job Growth in an Age of Disruption.

Here’s an excerpt:

After decades’ worth of bad news stories about plant closings and decisions to relocate operations to Eastern Europe or Indonesia, it became clear in most people’s minds in the industrialized world that offshoring was sucking the lifeblood from their economies. There is just one problem with this conclusion. It turns out not to be true.

To fix the problem, you need to understand the problem

https://intelligentcommunity.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8041ef61c508dee9ec23494f8&id=d35634bf22&e=75f5dd3a19Even in today’s tight job market, cities and counties need to understand the long-term trends in business and employment that will shape their futures. The one thing you know about a good job market is that it won’t last forever. To build a sustainable base of good jobs, you need to learn from the best, from Taichung in Taiwan to Oulu in Finland. You will meet them both in “Whatever Happened to the Giant Sucking Sound?,” chapter 9 in Brain Gain. For a limited time, you can download it free from the ICF website. Or buy the complete Brain Gain – selected for American City & County magazine’s book club – from Amazon today.

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