For five years, four Southeastern states have had impressive growth in their manufacturing sectors. Now construction slowdowns and trade policies paint an uncertain future.
North Carolina, for example, generated $102 billion in manufacturing in 2017, compared with $92 billion four years earlier. That growth contributed to a surge in jobs. “In terms of head count, 468,000 North Carolina residents work in manufacturing today, up 25,000 from five years ago,” says Chris Chung, CEO at the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.
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