Jobs in the metro regions of Jackson and Nashville relating to the automotive industry grew faster than anywhere in the country the past two years, a Brookings Institution analysis of advanced manufacturing found.
Metro Jackson’s strong growth in auto-related manufacturing was enough to place it third nationally for growth in overall advanced manufacturing, behind only San Francisco and Nashville, the Brookings Institution says in a report released in August.
Brookings looked at advanced manufacturing across the nation from 2013-2015, It found Metro Jackson jobs in the specific category went from 16,204 to 18,756.
The 7.6 percent gain is surpassed only by San Francisco and Nashville, both with 7.9 percent growth. The Nashville and metro Jackson increases came in the automotive category of advanced manufacturing, a trend Brookings noticed across the country.
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