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When did those 3 million jobs move south of the border? Maybe you're confused? Maybe it was before NAFTA?
“When did those 3 million jobs move south of the border? Maybe you’re confused? Maybe it was before NAFTA?”
No maybe about it. You’re definitely confused. Showing a table representing total manufacturing activity or earnings in the US illustrates absolutely nothing about how many new jobs were added or old jobs lost, or whether any lost jobs went to Mexico or Mars.
NAICS 31-33: Manufacturing
The manufacturing sector consists of establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products.
Counts from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program show that the manufacturing sector employs many workers, but in a relatively small number of establishments.
About 61 percent of workers in the goods-producing sectors (which includes natural resources and mining, and construction) are manufacturing employees, yet manufacturing establishments account about 27 percent of goods-producing establishments.
In the economy as a whole, manufacturing represents about 10.8 percent of all employment, yet less than 5 percent of all establishments.
Current Employment Statistics estimates show annual average employment in manufacturing above 17 million until the year 2000, before declining. During 2006, manufacturing employment averaged 14,197,000.
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http://www.bls.gov/iag/manufacturing.htm
