I think that the complaint is more that the people who receive employment from the steel mill do not receive a portion of the increased profits. Instead they g

I think that the complaint is more that the people who receive employment from the steel mill do not receive a portion of the increased profits. Instead they go only/mostly to the owner of the steel mill. As I understand it, looking at the numbers for the country as a whole is more meant as a way to observe overall trends. I don't think its meant to say that literally everyone across the country should benefit from any gains in any part of the country (or similarly gains in industries that they are not a part of),