Illinois has experienced a dramatic decline in manufacturing jobs since the 1940s, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
The report documents the shifting landscape of manufacturing over the past 70 years and the impact on the sector in Illinois and other states.
According to the findings, nearly one in four workers in the country in 1940 was employed in manufacturing. That share fell to 15% in 2000 and then to about 10% in 2016, said report co-author Neil Ridley, state initiative director at the Georgetown Center.“And it’s been in relative decline […]
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