The Manufacturing Curve in Economic Development

Business Insider: Manufacturing's Role In Job Creation Evolves The Same Way In Every Country

In a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, we learn that the manufacturing sector's share of employment rises and then falls as GDP per capita rises.  The decline is associated with the rise in service sector hiring as people demand more services.

"This pattern holds across advanced economies and will hold for today’s developing economies as they become wealthier," write the authors.

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Source: McKinsey


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