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Some politicians blame global trade for losses of U.S. factory jobs. The real culprit is rising productivity: More goods are being produced by fewer American manufacturing workers.

Industrial Production Index (INDPRO)

Monthly, seasonally adjusted


U.S. manufacturing employees

Scale in millions of persons, monthly, seasonally adjusted


Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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