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Obama: Manufacturing Key to US Economic Health

   VOA News  June 08, 2011
   President Barack Obama speaks to highlight the need to prepare the
   workforce to compete for manufacturing jobs across the country, at the
   Northern Virginia Community College campus in Alexandria, Virginia,
   June 8, 2011

Photo: AP

   President Barack Obama speaks to highlight the need to prepare the
   workforce to compete for manufacturing jobs across the country, at the
   Northern Virginia Community College campus in Alexandria, Virginia,
   June 8, 2011

   U.S. President Barack Obama says America can "win the future" by
   rebuilding its manufacturing sector.
   Obama spoke Wednesday after visiting an automotive training center at a
   community college in the eastern state of Virginia, outside Washington,
   D.C.
   The president said a slow economic recovery has left too many Americans
   out of work, and he called on lawmakers and industries to support
   programs that promote training in manufacturing.
   He also said private businesses, industry groups and schools need to
   expand their efforts to link skilled workers with existing jobs waiting
   to be filled.
   His comments come after a series of economic reports and a rising
   unemployment rate cast doubts about the U.S. economic recovery.
   The U.S. unemployment rate edged higher in May, to 9.1 percent, and the
   Labor Department said some of the jobs cut were in manufacturing.
   The president said the initiatives he highlighted Wednesday could help
   prepare 500,000 community college students for careers in
   manufacturing.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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