loss of expenditures and leads to a loss of
skilled workers.
Since 1987, North Central Texas InterLink
has been the leader in industry driven labor
market forecasting for the North Central
Texas region, to help influence the future of
career and technical education programs at
the secondary and post-secondary levels
which prepares students for the workforce.
This report on the future trends of the
Manufacturing Industry is the fourth in a
series of reports produced by InterLink
about future trends in specific industries to
help guide educators and students toward the
next wave of knowledge, skills and
technologies for education programs and
practices. Previous reports include Future
Trends of Information Technology, Health
Care and Construction Industries.
Subsequent reports will be published
identifying the future trends of