Bob Casey: “Manufacturing employment peaked in the United States in 1979 at 19.6…”

On the recordJune 21, 2011

Manufacturing employment peaked in the United States in 1979 at 19.6 million workers. Today we are down to 11.7 million.

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Highlighting the decline in manufacturing jobs over the decades.

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Bob Casey: “Manufacturing employment peaked in the United States in 1979 at 19.6 million workers. Today we are down to 11.7 million.”