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Those jobs didn't disappear, they moved. Manufacturing jobs peaked in the US in 1978 at ~20 million, down to ~12 million currently. Current manufacturing jobs
by huurtehoog 1mo ago
Those jobs didn't disappear, they moved.
Manufacturing jobs peaked in the US in 1978 at ~20 million, down to ~12 million currently.
Current manufacturing jobs in China are now ~85 million.
- ytoawwhra92 1mo agoIf you were a human working in US manufacturing the 90s what's the difference?
- huurtehoog 1mo agoI know it is always relative. I'm merely pointing out that there was never an absolute decline in manufacturing employment, which is a frequent argument in automation. I often state that the entropy never vanishes and that implies that there can't be no general automation. Everything that gets automated creates more jobs. And specifically here, not "other jobs" as is frequently stated. More manufacturing jobs first of all, for all the automation that has been adopted the number of manufacturing jobs on Earth has grown steadily for all of history.
- ytoawwhra92 28d agoI think it's a mistake to respond to microeconomic concerns with macroeconomic reassurances.