A on Northeast Ohio manufacturing shows that the region鈥檚 output is nearly matching pre-recession levels.
The report, published by in partnership with , also places the region above the rest of the nation in productivity.
, Team NEO鈥檚 Vice President of Strategy and Research, says the increase in efficiency and a shift to higher-value products, such as electronics and technology, is to thank for this rise that鈥檚 expected to continue.
鈥淭hat impact is huge,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou look at the economy overall and it makes up 20 percent of the economy directly, but when you take into account all of the supply chain jobs that come from it, all of the service sector jobs that are there that support the workers who are getting paid wages in it, you鈥檙e talking a little more than 40 percent of the overall economy in Northeast Ohio is driven through manufacturing.鈥�
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