Industrial ambition needs
a workforce

Proudly reshaping the future of America’s industrial base

Using AI to orchestrate the people and technology that drive productivity across America’s industrial base.

Our Mission
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The Problem

A labor shortage is constraining America’s industrial economy.

The people are out there. The infrastructure connecting them to industrial work hasn’t kept up.

3.8Madditional manufacturing workers
needed by 2033.
Illustrative chart rising from 2026 to 2033, with callouts at 1.2 million and 3.8 million.

$10T

in productivity
at stake.

The Manufacturing Institute projects 3.8 million manufacturing roles to fill between 2024 and 2033. Nearly half could remain unfilled if workforce challenges persist.

Nearly 3.8M U.S. manufacturing positions are expected to need filling between 2024 and 2033. Data source: Deloitte + The Manufacturing Institute.

The stakes

The workforce constraint runs through the industries powering America’s industrial future.

Laborup is addressing this problem today

Turning workforce and technology into industrial output.

We use AI to help industrial companies build more productive workforces, finding and orchestrating critical talent across the U.S. and turning workforce capacity into more uptime, more output, and more growth.

10x

Faster hiring

Critical talent into critical roles faster, helping industrial teams keep production moving and capacity online.

Energy & Process Industries

80%

Churn reduction

Driving retention and building more durable workforces where experienced people directly drive uptime, execution, and output.

Heavy Industries

$100m+

Productivity unlocked

Helping manufacturers ramp new programs, stabilize production, and unlock more output from their workforce.

Automotive Manufacturers

$1B+

Aerospace & defense work supported

Supporting complex aerospace programs with the machinists, toolmakers, inspectors, and skilled people required to deliver.

Aerospace and Defense Contractors

How it works

The conduit between workforce demand and industrial output.

The platform

The platform connecting workforce demand to industrial output.

Laborup brings proprietary worker data, AI agents, and real-time labor intelligence into one system to help industrial companies find, engage, and deploy the people they need.

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AI workforce agents

Agents work 24/7 to find, engage, qualify, and move skilled people into critical roles faster.

Connected worker network

A growing network of skilled workers, enriched with the data needed to understand experience, intent, and fit.

Labor market intelligence

Real-time visibility into where workers are, where demand is moving, and how to build the workforce around production.

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