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More American toy manufacturing jobs?September 6, 2007I, as have many of you, have been asked if the problems with Chinese imports may prompt toy manufacturers to return to producing products in the US, and thereby, creating new manufacturing jobs. Well, my answer is yes and no. Yes, it could prompt toy manufacturers to return home. No, even if they do it will not create many manufacturing jobs. Here is why. Last week, I spoke with a company that makes injected molded plastics right here in the United States. Not only do they make them but they are competitive on price. How do they do it? In a word, automation! As they explained it to me, the fewer the people who touch the product the lower the cost. So, any company that wants to produce in the US and continue to give American consumers the perceived value they expect will have to do it with far fewer employees. What we may see is the beginning of a cycle that began when US companies migrated out of the US to pursue lower prices and accomplished by relying on low labor costs. We may have hit the wall and jobs could be coming home; just a whole lot fewer of them. Posted by Richard Gottlieb on September 6, 2007 | Comments (4)
September 7, 2007
In response to: More American toy manufacturing jobs? Cliff Annicelli commented: Speaking of U.S. toy industry jobs, I came across a statistic this week on the topic. According to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, total employment in the U.S. "doll, toy and game industry" peaked in 1993 at 42,300 workers. By 2005, the last year for which the DoC offered stats, that number was down to 17,400.
September 19, 2007
In response to: More American toy manufacturing jobs? Bruce commented: My company manufactures in China. I would like to manufacture wood toys in the USA. Do you know of a factory we can use to produce our designs? We don't want to open our own manufacturing plant in the USA at this time.
October 25, 2007
In response to: More American toy manufacturing jobs? kathy vogel commented: We are looking for a doll or stuffed animal manufacturer who can produce our products. We can only fine manufactrers from china which we do not want. Our products are made completely of fabrics, Can you help?
August 4, 2008
In response to: More American toy manufacturing jobs? marieg166@yahoo.com commented: I would like to find a job making wooden toys. My problem is finding a company locally. (maybe Concord or Manchester, NH). If you know of any, please advise.
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