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Lost factory jobs may be forever gone.
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United Press International
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September 30, 2003
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sep 30, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
Economists say the outlook for American factory jobs is bleak, and some jobs that have disappeared in recent years may be forever lost.
The pessimistic outlook was issued Tuesday by Donald Grimes, a University of Michigan economist.
He said if output and productivity growth during the next five years matches the levels enjoyed during the economic boom of the last decade, manufacturing employment would only amount to 15.4 million jobs -- down 13 percent from its 1990s peak ...
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