Factories are finding that years of doing business overseas has withered what once was a thriving textile and apparel work force in the United States.

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

Historically, waves of immigrants came to the United States to work in textile mills.  Since 1990, 77% of manufacturing jobs have been outsourced to places with lower wages as the industry has become automated.  Today though, specialty items that still need to done by hand are coming back to the U.S. and wages in that sector are rising as American consumers want a “made in the USA” label.  

Tags: manufacturing, North America, labor, USA.

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