NYC Manufacturing in Decline
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
The transition from an industrial economy to a postindustrial economy, as Daniel L. Doctoroff, the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding in New York City put it, comes at the expense of high-paying working class jobs. A survey conducted by the Parthenon Group for the City of New York indicates that 30% of workers without high school diplomas are employed in New York’s industrial sector. Without local manufacturing, many of these workers would be jobless, which would likely have a significant negative impact on the economic stability of working class families and communities.
post a comment
Please note that the THIRTEEN editorial staff reserves the right to not post comments it deems to be inappropriate and/or malicious in nature, as well as edit comments for length, clarity and fairness. No solicitations or advertisements will be allowed. Users may link to other Web sites relevant to discussion, but most often links to commercial Web sites will not be permitted.
