What factors caused decline in manufacturing employment

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Question: Over the period from 1979 through 1989, manufacturing employment fell by 1.6 million, while in the previous decade it had risen 0.9 million, yet service sector employment rose 19.3 million, compared to 17.3 million in the previous decade. What factors caused the relative decline in manufacturing employment?

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