Comments on: Manufacturing and economic decline https://michiganfuture.org/2015/03/manufacturing-and-economic-decline/ A Catalyst for Prosperity Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:57:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lou Glazer https://michiganfuture.org/2015/03/manufacturing-and-economic-decline/#comment-8074 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:57:04 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/?p=6480#comment-8074 In reply to Don.

Agreed. All of those jobs are not classified as manufacturing. Which is defined as work done in factories. The pre and post production professional and managerial jobs you describe are mainly classified in professional and technical services. An important component of the knowledge economy.

]]> By: Don https://michiganfuture.org/2015/03/manufacturing-and-economic-decline/#comment-8068 Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:47:22 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/?p=6480#comment-8068 I still believe there are a lot of knowledge jobs within manufacturing companies. Automobile, furniture and medical manufacturers all employ a lot of accountants, engineers, research and development people, computer people and other knowledge workers. I hope that as manufacturing declines in Michigan we do not lose those jobs along with the factory jobs.

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