Here are the figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showing the percentage of Americans working in manufacturing.

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Based on statistics gathered by the US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the country's wide-ranging manufacturing sector fell below 12 million in 2009.

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Taking the US as an example data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that the duration of unemployment in the US has increased from 7 weeks in 1970, to 12 weeks in 1990 and in 2010 is at 35 weeks.

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Bullish news for the US economy: this week the ADP employment report and the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that the economy added 200, 000 jobs in December and the US unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% (down .6% since August).

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By comparison, the US created 783, 000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor, defines marketing professionals as those who examine market conditions to determine potential sales of a product or service.

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The recent eight year forecast published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 4.19 million jobs will be gained in the US in professional and business services, followed by 4 million health care and social assistance jobs, while 1.2 million will be lost in manufacturing.

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