The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla., Gene Laber Column.

From: The Sun (Port Charlotte, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/TribuneBusiness News) | Date: November 7, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Gene Laber

Nov. 7--THE DECLINE OF MANUFACTURING: In the wake of what is widely described as a "jobless" recovery, a loss of manufacturing jobs in particular has received widespread attention. While a decline in the number of manufacturing jobs has been going on for more than 20 years, recent losses have raised the specter of a "hollowing out" of the American economy. The underlying assumption is that manufacturing occupies some special place as an economic activi...

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