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>>The basic reason is that there is plenty of manufacturing all over the Midwest that could easily produce the entire Apple supply chain. Do you have a source
by joejohnson 15y ago
>>The basic reason is that there is plenty of manufacturing all over the Midwest that could easily produce the entire Apple supply chain.
Do you have a source for that? Foxconn has greater than 1 million employees. I don't think there is any company with a labor force of that scale in the US, or anywhere else in the world. And, per the article at the top of this thread, the bigger issue is the supply chain. If iPhones were made in the Midwest, they would still be importing glass, simple hardware, and thousands of other parts that are still made in China.
- philwelch 15y agoFor comparison, the USPS is one of the biggest private employers in the US if not the biggest, and it has just under 600,000 employees. The active US military is around 1,500,000 strong. China's active military is closer to 2,300,000 strong. There are more full-time Foxconn employees than active troops in the militaries of any but about three countries.
- neworbit 15y agoWalmart has circa 2.1M employees, but they are the only exception that comes to mind