[shove_it]

Part of the reason for such a dramatic decline in manufacturing employment has been productivity gains. As the graph shows, even as overall employment tanked, output not only remained strong, it grew. As employment stabilized and began to grow itself in the wake of the financial crisis, the manufacturing industry at large began experiencing a robust recovery.

[Moonman62]

Part of the reason for such a dramatic decline in manufacturing employment has been productivity gains.

That’s why the Luddites were Luddites, to protect their jobs.

[eldoradude]

A FRED graph - how trustworthy is the Federal Reserve to calculate productivity accurately?

For example, I wonder if those numbers are as reliable as Climate change data....

[Carry_Okie]

Part of the reason for such a dramatic decline in manufacturing employment has been productivity gains.

Otherwise known as the replacement of labor with virtually free capital.