America is building chip factories. Now to find the workers
The country’s chipmaking goals will test its manufacturing potential
JUDGED BY ONE measure, America’s new industrial policy is off to a roaring start. Enticed by subsidies, companies are pouring money into semiconductor plants and electric-vehicle factories. With investment in manufacturing facilities running at a record high, President Joe Biden’s claim that the future will again be “made in America” seems more credible than it once did.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Chipping in”
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