" The was the first yearly gain in manufacturing jobs since 1998. "
".. at the current rate it will take... 40 years to regain the industrial jobs lost since January of 2000."
" from January of 2000 to December of 2009, the U.S. lost 5,836,000 manufacturing jobs, an average of 54,000 per month. "
a plus 30% drop
lost in a decade versus added this past year
