Manufacturing Around the World

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released statistics on job markets around the industrialized world over the last 40 years. One interesting tidbit: While Americans sometimes complain that the country doesnâ??t â??makeâ? anything anymore â?? a sentiment related to manufacturingâ??s long-term slide in this country â?? they should know that declines in manufacturing jobs are common in the rest of the developed world, too.