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March of the makers

2 February 2018 By Christopher Beddor

The economy added 200,000 jobs last month, including 15,000 in manufacturing. Donald Trump often talks of boosting the now smallish sector, but productivity has been near-stagnant and wage growth is weak. For all the fears of machines taking jobs, having more of them would help.

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