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Both Clinton and her Democratic rival, Bernie Sanders have been focusing a lot of attention on the economy, and that's especially key in upstate New York, which has been beset
by manufacturing job losses in recent years.
Not exact matches
A noted decrease in
job growth is less of a concern if it's accompanied
by signs «that
manufacturing activity is starting to rebound, that businesses are spending more on investment, and that consumers are continuing to spend,» he said.
By 2040, our economy would lose 6.5 million industrial sector
jobs — including 3.1 million
manufacturing sector
jobs.»
It said the planned restructuring measures involve
job cuts and closing or integrating
manufacturing bases, and would lower annual costs
by 50 billion yen from the year ending March 2020.
Fueled
by a mission to hire locally and create
jobs in the United States, Shinola has brought inspiration and opportunity to America's
manufacturing heartland.
The messages are backed
by surveys and studies arguing, for example, that paper made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-- certified wood actually protects wildlife, flora and «the increasingly endangered North American
manufacturing job.»
Some of this increase is due to a rise in
manufacturing and construction
jobs (fields dominated
by men), which were the hardest hit in the U.S. during the recession.
The aluminum tariff, while supporting 1,900 U.S. aluminum smelting
jobs, would cost the country at least 23,000
manufacturing jobs and as much as US$ 45 billion according to a report
by Harbor Aluminum Intelligence Unit.
However, mining lost 10,000
jobs, information - related
jobs fell
by 34,000 — the consequence of the recently resolved Verizon strike — while
manufacturing lost 18,000.
Add to that requirements in Obama's
jobs bills that all iron, steel and
manufactured goods used in public buildings or public works be supplied
by U.S. firms.
«And every piece of this produt — the battery, the battery modules, the power electronics, the inverters — was assembled
by Tesla workers right here in the US,» Straubel said, seeming to nod to President Donald Trump, who has made examples of US companies that have sent
manufacturing jobs overseas.
In terms of the large - scale, mass - produced economy, the utility of low - skill human workers is rapidly diminishing, as many blue - collar
jobs (e.g., in
manufacturing) and white - collar
jobs (e.g., processing insurance paperwork) can be handled much more cheaply
by automated systems.
Those losses were offset
by the addition of 1,500 construction
jobs, 900
manufacturing jobs and 1,700
jobs in trade, transportation and utilities.
Job creation gathered pace across the
manufacturing sector in April, as highlighted
by the strongest upturn in payroll numbers since December 2014.
It would be interesting to read more on that, particularly to counter arguments that the U.S. can not
manufacture or that
manufacturing jobs have been replaced
by machines (if this were true on a large scale, one would expect higher unemployment in China).
Or conditions remain mostly the same since December and, if anything, the U.S. economy is strengthening, as evidenced
by growth in the
job market, an uptick in
manufacturing orders and consumer spending, and signs that inflation may be starting to stir.
These automatable
jobs include positions like supermarket check - out clerks, who can be replaced
by self - service checkout cashiers, and assembly line workers in
manufacturing plants, who can be replaced
by robotic arms.
LB Designs, formerly Local Buttons, is creating sustainable fair - paying
jobs and refining the
manufacturing process in Haiti to up - cycle «pepe,» secondhand clothing often worn
by Haitians, into clothing that is marketable as fashion items for young professionals in North America.
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The Department of Commerce is committed to creating the conditions for continued business and
job growth
by supporting advanced
manufacturing, fostering innovation, increasing trade and investment, and equipping our workers with the skills and training needed to succeed in a competitive global economy.»
Are the actions being taken
by Trump's administration to spur domestic
manufacturing,
jobs and economic output a precursor to a weaker dollar and another bull market in gold?
They point to an article that you wrote in March, I think, of 2012 in Policy Options, where you basically said, dirty oil, the tar sands it's called, dirty oil and the future of our country, where you argue that the development of the, as you use the word, tar sands, it's become a political term,
by the way, as you know, is basically not necessarily good for the country, in fact it takes
jobs away in the
manufacturing sector of Ontario.
The employment figures, the highest since March of this year, was led
by the service sector, which contributed about 150,000
jobs, while the
manufacturing sector added 85,000 employees to its payroll.
Market sentiment has improved
by a slew of upbeat data last week, including
manufacturing PMI in China and Japan, a solid US
jobs report.
The unique feature of Make in India's implementation was a structural approach towards creating 100 million new
jobs by 2022, giving the
manufacturing sector an important role in domestic
job creation.
A report
by a trade consulting firm released this month found that industries that consume a lot of steel and aluminum, including
manufacturing and construction, could shed nearly 100,000
jobs as a result of the tariffs.
Since 2002, almost 250,000
manufacturing workers have lost their
jobs because of the high dollar and our huge and growing trade deficit with developing Asian countries. Many are older workers who will typically face a long stretch of unemployment, followed
by employment in a new
job at much lower wages.
Although there have been significant gains in employment, most of the high paying
jobs that were once available in
manufacturing during the height of the Auto Pact have been replaced
by precarious service industry
jobs with much lower rates of pay.
There's something in the state for everyone, but many residents have been hit particularly hard
by the decline in
manufacturing jobs that the nation has experienced recently.
Much of the debate over the past years about the benefits and the costs global specialization, primarily the rapid advance of China as a major
manufacturing center has been less about the financial costs — the $ 12 trillion dollars of additional liquidity that the US consumers offered to the world (the cumulative US trade deficit from 1990 through 2015 compared to the over $ 3 trillion dollars in trade surplus run - up
by China over this same period — and more in terms of the
jobs lost and the impact of foreign products on American wages in
manufacturing.
Canada wants to preserve auto - sector
manufacturing jobs in Ontario
by ensuring that Chinese - made parts in Japanese cars do not displace Canadian parts, but it is ironic that both Korean and European manufacturers are enjoying a phase - out of Canadian auto tariffs while Japanese companies, which have invested in Canada, still face a tariff barrier.
Pointing to such factors as a low minimum wage, the declining number of well - paying
manufacturing jobs, and the continuing segregation of
jobs by race and sex, they argue that the central issue is the availability and quality of work.
The prosperous postwar economy fostered the exodus of an upwardly mobile working class from the city in search of the more genuinely American housing to be found in the suburbs, and at the same time, the entry - level skilled and semiskilled
manufacturing jobs once held
by project residents disappeared from the urban core.
The wealth creation caused
by capitalism trickles down
by creating
jobs, which allows people to purchase, which creates the need to
manufacture more, which creates more
jobs, etc...
In 1979, nearly 20 million workers were employed in
manufacturing jobs, but
by 2007 fewer than 14 million held
jobs in this sector, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
London — That automation can protect, rather than destroy,
jobs by improving the productivity, competitiveness and skills base of UK
manufacturing, was the recurring theme of Gambica's recent Automated Britain conference in London.
«Our visionary agenda also seeks to bring good - paying
jobs upstate through the Made
by New Yorkers program to keep
manufacturing jobs here and showcase products made in this state.»
There is also a fourth problem with the structure and nature of domestic production in Nigeria - agriculture is sub-modern, dominated
by small holders and insufficiently linked with domestic processing, agro-allied and
manufacturing; wholesale and retail trade is largely in imported products; and the oil export is of crude, unprocessed oil without a local refining sector and no domestic value - added (meaning no domestic
jobs and productivity!)
It fights for the American economy and middle class
by supporting common sense economic policies that bring
jobs back to the United States, and rebuilds American's
manufacturing sector.
Nana Akufo - Addo assured that gathering that the NPP's main focus, under his leadership, will be the revival of Ghana's industry,
manufacturing and agricultural sectors, which will be key towards generating the hundreds of thousands of
jobs required
by the teeming masses of unemployed Ghanaian youth, as well as return Ghana onto the path of progress and prosperity.
All this has been somewhat complicated
by a long term trend away from
manufacturing jobs in favor of automation.
The governor promised 1,450 «direct
manufacturing jobs at the new facility» at the topping off of the factory at Riverbend in August, according to a press release issued
by his office at the time.
The revised
manufacturing job commitments are in marked contrast to numbers detailed in previous SolarCity filings with the SEC, an earlier agreement between the company and state, and public statements
by Cuomo.
This investment
by GM will help retain and create hundreds of good - paying
manufacturing jobs right here at home and spur economic activity across the region.»
One million of these
jobs would supposedly be replaced
by manufacturing work (they have a vague plan that isn't fleshed out in the manifesto around «stimulating public and private spending in Britain's
manufacturing base»).
«The new
jobs that will be created
by the new Mini show the strength of our
manufacturing industry,» the chancellor said.
It is for this reason that he has said, «The NPP's agenda for economic growth and
job creation is underpinned
by a programme of rapid and aggressive industrialisation and value addition, especially in agro-processing and light
manufacturing.
Wisconsin and Michigan, two states hit hard
by a decline in
manufacturing jobs and lost
by Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary, were led
by Trump as the race headed for an early morning cliffhanger.
I also pointed out that Nigerian
manufacturing was already in recession
by then and noted that «all major macroeconomic indices are trending negative» including inflation, FX and capital markets, and
jobs and warned that «the Nigerian economy exhibits recessionary conditions with Q2 growth approaching one - third of the level just one year earlier» and counselled that «the slide to an actual recession may still be averted with a strong economic team and sound policy».