Rakesh Bhandari wrote:
michael pugliese wrote:
Yesterday on NPR it was said that 75,000 textile jobs have been lost in the last yr.
lost due to national and global recession? loss of jobs that would have been added if not for recession? lost due to automation? lost to specifically defensive automation in the face of imports? lost due to surge of imports?
how was this number arrived at? what is it an estimate of?
Total employment, from the BLS establishment survey (thousands)
11/00 11/01 change Textile mill products............... 514 447 - 67 Apparel and other textile products.. 611 532 - 79
total textile & apparel -146
Doug
- Re: the profit rate & recession, (continued)
- Re: the profit rate & recession, Devine, James Fri 28 Dec 2001, 10:08 GMT
- RE: Re: the profit rate & recession, Devine, James Fri 28 Dec 2001, 17:28 GMT
- RE: Re: textiles, michael pugliese Thu 27 Dec 2001, 19:04 GMT
- Re: RE: Re: textiles, Rakesh Bhandari Thu 27 Dec 2001, 19:23 GMT
- Re: Re: RE: Re: textiles, Doug Henwood Fri 28 Dec 2001, 23:34 GMT
- Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: textiles, Rakesh Bhandari Sat 29 Dec 2001, 00:48 GMT
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