"A sector in decline laying off workers and experiencing mass bankruptcy would normally not be expected to suffer from labour shortages," the report noted.
Yet, it does, it added.
Last year, 12.5 per cent of manufacturers who were surveyed cited skilled labour shortages as a main production impediment, which the report noted is the highest proportion in more than a quarter century, and double the proportion only three years earlier.
As such, the government and business should address what is a need for increased and improved apprenticeship programs for the sector, the study concludes.
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