Manufacturing slips to second-largest employer in Hutchinson as officials warn of worker shortages Economic development director Miles Sebold said manufacturing employment has declined from about a third of local jobs in 2019 to roughly a quarter today, that Hutchinson now ranks behind education and health services, and that McLeod County exports about 5,200 workers each workday amid broad workforce shortages.

Manufacturing has fallen to the second-largest employer in Hutchinson, raising alarms about persistent worker shortages and the future of the local economy.

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