Re: MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 1962 LOWS!!!!

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From: Jim Blair
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:31

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VOR <vorcycles@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>The employment in the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy is now
>approaching levels not seen in 40 years!!! Take a look at the chart
>analysis for the U.S. manufacturing employment, unemployment rate,
>capacity utilization, and housing starts at
>
>  http://www.mktcycles.com/econdata.htm

Hi,

So manufacturing employment is dropping but industrial production is 
rising?  Note that productivity is also rising (and unemployment 
dropping).

It is taking ever fewer people to make ever more goods?  That is GOOD.

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Subject: Re: MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 1962 LOWS!!!!
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:31:35 +0000 (UTC)
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