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The Census Bureau Confirms US Manufacturing Has Declined

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87% Informative

The number of manufacturing firms in the U.S. declined by 21 percent in 20 years , the authors say.

Only chemical manufacturing had firm totals increase at a rate exceeding the national economy’s growth.

Manufacturing payroll has stagnated, growing just 41 percent over the same time.

Manufacturing productivity and jobs and payroll are down because of manufacturing productivity, they say.

As such, U.S. policymakers should reject the Polaynas who deny the loss of manufacturing.

Instead, they must support a strategy to grow manufacturing, particularly in advanced industries critical to global power and national security.

Table 1: Manufacturing NAICS codes: Food manufacturing, textiles, paper, paper manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing.

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English

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