Manufacturing vacancies soar as skills shortage bites


David Allen
Reporter

A rally in manufacturing output has driven record job vacancies, new data shows, while peak industry bodies say skills shortages are driving higher wages and a potential shift towards automation and AI.

National job vacancies data published last week reveals manufacturing bucking a downward trend across industry, in the latest sign the sector is shaking off its post-COVID recession.

Manufacturing posted record-high job vacancies across the August and November quarters. …

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