significant in sectors like manufacturing that made extensive use of the program. We conclude, however, that, with the possible …

Growth in U.S. manufacturing’s real value-added has exceeded that of aggregate GDP, except during recessions, leading … many to conclude that the sector is healthy and that the 30 percent decline in manufacturing employment since 2000 is … largely the consequence of automation. The robust growth in real manufacturing GDP, however, is driven by one industry segment …

The recent decline in American manufacturing probably reflects long-run problems. A sensible approach to revitalizing … American manufacturing would focus on overcoming inefficiencies in the development of manufacturing, such as problems in small … manufacturing can best be implemented through federal efforts to encourage and support state and local economic development policies …

I discuss reasons why manufacturing productivity statistics should be interpreted with caution in light of the recent ….S. statistics, and poor measurement may impart a significant bias to manufacturing and, where offshoring is involved, aggregate … productivity growth in manufacturing, I point to several pieces of evidence that suggest it is significant, and I argue that these …

professional employer organizations—on measured employment and labor productivity in manufacturing between 1989 and 2004. A major … the number of employment services workers assigned to manufacturing over the period. Although measured employment in … manufacturing declined by 4.1 percent from 1989 to 2000, counting employment services workers assigned to manufacturing, employment …