Minnesota manufacturers say worker shortages hurting growth

Minnesota factory officials — especially those in rural areas — say severe worker shortages are increasingly impeding their growth and profits.

Nearly 50% of factory managers surveyed in March by Enterprise Minnesota said their inability to find qualified workers had hurt growth. That is a rise of 14 percentage points from 2017, according to the survey results released Tuesday.

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