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This concurrent resolution expresses support for designating the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day" in recognition of the significant economic and employment contributions of the manufacturing sector in the United States. The resolution highlights that manufacturers contributed $2.9 trillion to the economy in recent data, representing 11 percent of gross domestic product, and have increased their economic impact from $1.93 trillion in 2012. The manufacturing sector employs nearly 12.9 million people directly (over 8 percent of the workforce) and supports millions more jobs through supply chains and related industries. The resolution also emphasizes manufacturers' role in innovation, noting that they spent $372.459 billion on research and development in 2022. By supporting this designation, Congress aims to promote awareness of manufacturing careers and highlight the increasing number of skilled, family-wage jobs in the sector, potentially encouraging young people and their parents to consider manufacturing as a viable and attractive career path.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/54/all-info