There is not much if anything in this article to support the headline claim. I'm not saying it isn't true, but the article doesn't provide any evidence of that.
Yes Toyota employs more people than Facebook. What does that tell us exactly? The film industry employs more people in the U.S than the auto industry.
If the numbers in this article show anything, it is that the most advanced economies vary hugely when it comes to the size of the manufacturing sector.
I think the case for a manufacturing sector that isn't 0% of the economy can absolutely be made, but this article doesn't even start making it.
Yes Toyota employs more people than Facebook. What does that tell us exactly? The film industry employs more people in the U.S than the auto industry.
If the numbers in this article show anything, it is that the most advanced economies vary hugely when it comes to the size of the manufacturing sector.
I think the case for a manufacturing sector that isn't 0% of the economy can absolutely be made, but this article doesn't even start making it.