There are also some fairly interesting trends in labor productivity. Labor Productivity for Manufacturing: Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Ca

There are also some fairly interesting trends in labor productivity. Labor Productivity for Manufacturing: Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing: (has flattened out in the last decade-ish) https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IPUEN3371L000000000 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IPUEN3371L000000000 Construction has been DOWN for decades (and is 7 percent of the labor force). https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2025/eb_25-31 https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_b... Food Manufacturing is in decline as well: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IPUEN311L000000000 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IPUEN311L000000000