U.S. High-Tech Manufacturing Employment Decline: A Data-Driven Overview
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Summary
The article discusses the decline of high-tech manufacturing in the United States, referencing data from the Brookings Institution and the Census Bureau. It highlights the shrinking employment in key high-tech manufacturing sub-sectors, including medical devices, and provides a visual representation of the current state of this industry. The piece underscores the broader trend of manufacturing decline in the U.S.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIn 2012, Brookings Institution identified three manufacturing sub-sectors employing unusually high concentrations of engineering and science occupations as 'very high-tech' manufacturing.
Using 2022 County Business Patterns data from the Census Bureau, I’ve created a map to summarize the current state of high-tech manufacturing employment in the U.S.
America's major high-tech manufacturing industries have not escaped the general decline in manufacturing employment.
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