Research Report

The State of the Manufacturing Frontline Workforce in 2024


The manufacturing sector employs over 300 million people globally, with frontline teams performing essential tasks to assemble and process the products that enrich our lives.

However, our new report reveals that the needs and concerns of manufacturing frontline workers are often overlooked by their employers.

And this oversight is costing manufacturing firms billions.

We asked over 8,000 frontline workers and managers about their day-to-day stressors, motivators, and productivity drivers — and the findings are eye-opening.

Get the report to explore these insights and more — and learn how to fix your organization’s frontline disconnect!

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What we discovered:

  • Peer feedback often holds more weight than manager feedback
  • Safety on the production line matters more than employers realize
  • Lack of recognition and poor communication are damaging productivity

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