Also, those manufacturers still operating are facing a serious labor shortage. No skilled laborer has to worry about having nowhere to go to earn their daily bread. Indeed, it seems certain that many laid off workers have remained in manufacturing.
另方面又由於仍在經營的製造業目前到處缺工，只要有一技在身，到哪裡都不愁沒飯吃，因此留在製造業的員工，想必也不會少。