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Do Not Blame Trade for the Decline in Manufacturing Jobs

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Manufacturing jobs are prized because many people think that economics is about producing goods and because manufacturing companies often provide well-paying jobs for workers without a college degree. Further, large manufacturing plants have been the anchor for many communities by bringing many dollars into the region that are spent locally by their employees. High pay for manual manufacturing jobs followed the union organizing successes in the 1930s, which was followed by strong economic growth after World War II. The 30 years after World War II were economically strong across all high-income countries—the French called this the “30 glorious years.” U.S. manufacturing workers were in a unique position to obtain wage gains and better benefits from 1946 through the 1950s. First, industrial unions had wide public support. Second, the United States’ industrial competitors in Europe and Japan faced destroyed infrastructure and a reduced workforce due to the deaths and debilitating injuries

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