In this part of the Midwest, the problem isn’t China. It’s too many unfilled jobs. Choose Montana

Each day at Zimmer Biomet headquarters, machinists on one robot-assisted factory floor churn out about 3,000 metallic knee parts. They are facing pressure to crank up the pace as the population ages and demand soars.

But the artificial-bone giant is grappling with a steep downside of the nation’s low unemployment rate: It is struggling to find enough workers, despite offering some of the region’s best pay and benefits. Forty positions sit open.

By Danielle Paquette

Full Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-this-part-of-the-midwest-the-problem-isnt-china-its-too-many-jobs/2017/06/20/a6646572-5205-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html?utm_term=.4a65426bdf78

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