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The decline of high-tech manufacturing in the United States


America's major high-tech manufacturing industries have not escaped the general decline in manufacturing employment.

This comparison reveals that while traditional centers like Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Boston's Route 128 corridor remain important, the intensity of employment has generally decreased across most regions. While the CHIPS Act seems to have led to a boom in factory construction for computer and electronic products, the effect on employment in the industry remains difficult to see. Regardless, estimates of the employment effect of the CHIPS Act have ranged from just 36,300 to 56,000 jobs, which would offset just 4-6% of the total declines over the past 35 years.

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