Test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test declines in employment rates especially among less educated men and women. We have a relatively low Unemployment Rate today, but we still see in the form of very weak Earnings Growth and very low Labor Participation rates among the less educated, sort of greater structural problems in the economy that, at least in some way, he lated to the decline of manufacturing employment and theres been evidence on that. Okay. Also, as i mentioned, the loss of manufacturing production has led to the loss of research and development, which has longer term implication dollas for theh of the u. S. Economy. So, to conclude, my main point is, is that claims that automation primarily cause the relative and absolute decline in manufacturing employment are just simply at this point in time not supported by the evidence. Im not saying that automation played no role, right . Certainly automations have. But theres no prima facie eviden
Good morning everybody and welcome to the Economic Policy institute. Thanks for joining us today. Delighted to kick off the new hour and important and provocative panel on manufacturing employment. And weve invited susan house mann Vice President to present her manufacturing and employment data. And this debate is not new. In fact, Larry Michelle from the Economic Policy former president and now distinguished fellow raised similar concerns back in 1989. But this debate has raged and it has been an important under ping of policy debates that have to do with trade and automation and how we address issues or concerns around the Manufacturing Sector, the health of the Manufacturing Sector, and what policies might be needed. So im going to introduce the entire panel right now lets susan present her research, and we have carolyn friend to comment. And from university had hoped to join us here today but was presented from weather for traveling. So Larry Michelle will read his prepared remark.
Hello and welcome to this aljazeera news hour live from doha im laughing that is coming up in the next sixty minutes Iraqi Government troops completes the seizure of kirkuk from the kurds after fierce fighting. Attacks on mosques in afghanistan killed scores of people it and then a deadly week for civilians in which hundreds have died. Or is morphing going to see more actions in africa and less. A shift in u. S. Counterterrorism strategy after the deaths of four american soldiers in the air plus. A Mantri Thomas in sydney all australians writes just a recent survey suggests as many as one in four people hear oh thats despite this country being on paper one of the most multicultural in the world. But first iraqi forces have now claimed control of the whole of Kirkuk Province after intense fighting against Kurdish Peshmerga forces the army says its captured the last town outen capri which is situated very close to a bill with the help of shia militias just a few hours earlier seventy dec
And welcome to al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with me in the purana also ahead. So assad bombers target two mosques in afghanistan killing more than seventy people plus. They have broken the rule of law a basic principle of the European Union in just a few hours spain is expected to unveil details of its plan to take control of catalonia. And a new report says more vans die every year from air pollution and dirty water that in the worlds conflicts and natural disasters combined. Iraqi forces have claimed control of the whole of critical province after intense fighting against Kurdish Peshmerga forces the army says they captured the last town corporately which is situated near had a beer with the help of shia militias Stephanie Deca reports from the front line where some peshmerga feel theyve been betrayed. A new front line opened early friday iraqi forces together with have still shabbier shia militias move towards peshmerga positions not to the kurdish its around thirty
A few hours spain is expected to unveil details of his plans to take over castle only is government. Hello and welcome im watching al jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up attacks on two mosques in afghanistan more than seventy people dead. Kurdish fighters say they feel betrayed as iraqi forces claim the hold of Kirkuk Province from the passion. And more than one hundred people are arrested in brazil and what the police say is their biggest bust of a nationwide paedophile ring. Our top story today in the next few hours the Spanish Senate is expected to trigger article one five five of the constitution imposing direct rule over the autonomous region of catalonia the move follows weeks of political deadlock between madrid and the cattle and Regional Government but how did the crisis come about well on october the first catalonia held a referendum on secession the spanish courts ruled the vote illegal and the National Government tried to stop it still around nine