Availability of Skilled Workforce for the Romanian Manufacturing Industry.

The article deals with the analysis of labor force necessary for the manufacturing industry, made using relevant indicators - the employment, the evolution of the average number of employees in the component manufacturing activities, the public expenditures with education, the share of the population by educational attainment levels, the share of graduates by education levels and specialization profiles. The overall conclusion of the analysis is that there is a significant gap between the educational offer of the national education system and the demand for skilled workforce in the labor market specific to manufacturing sector [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]