Data: Distributors, Manufacturers Seeing Slow Progress on Labor Front

We at MDM have kept a close eye and ear on sentiment shared by distributors regarding their labor challenges these past few years, and I wish I had better news for them on that front in terms of light at the end of the tunnel. Sadly, our research has consistently shown stagnant staffing woes across the distribution landscape, most recently evidenced in the 3Q23 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey, which was conducted in early October and polled approximately 400 respondents — about two-thirds of which are distribution executives — on an array of market trend questions.  The largest…