While U.S. workers are still losing jobs to outsourcing, a report by Ball State University finds that 87 percent of American manufacturing job losses over the last 16 years are due to productivity gains, including better supply chains, more capital investment and advancing technology.
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Originally published on CTE: 2017-01-03
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/majority-us-mfg-jobs-lost-productivity-gains-study-finds/
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