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May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025
The Real Reasons Manufacturing Declined

Rather than outsourcing to China, the real reasons for the U.S. decline in manufacturing will help us construct a valid economic plan.

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April 7, 2025
manufacturing jobs
April 7, 2025
Why Did Manufacturing Decline?

Looking at the steady slide in the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs, we see structural change with several causes.

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August 18, 2024
manufacturing jobs
August 18, 2024
A Real Manufacturing Story From Janesville, Wisconsin

Looking at Janesville, Wisconsin, we can see how a city recovered from the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs when its GM plant closed.

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September 20, 2022
household carbon emissions
September 20, 2022
How Our Work-From-Home Habits Have Changed

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November 17, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and U.S. manufacturing
November 17, 2020
6 Updated Facts: What Happened to Manufacturing?

A manufacturing update reveals the impact from tariffs and other reasons that our economy is experiencing major changes.

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October 4, 2019
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October 4, 2019
The Mystery of the Missing Offshored Jobs

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May 24, 2018
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May 24, 2018
A Different View of Manufacturing Jobs

While the headlines emphasize the decline in manufacturing jobs in the U.S., looking at the world reveals a different story.

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April 13, 2017
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April 13, 2017
The Jobs That Unemployed Men Don’t Want

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