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The fading mirage of 'Made in America': the structural labor dilemma

2025-07-23 12:00:24Ecns.cn Editor : Meng Xiangjun ECNS App Download

"The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little, little screws to make iPhones, that kind of thing is going to come to America," U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an interview. 

Recently, the Trump administration has been vigorously waving the "anti-subsidy" banner, attempting to reshore U.S. industries, but reality bites -- Young Americans just don’t want factory jobs. Influenced by pop culture, highly educated youth flock to Silicon Valley, while others prefer service jobs over assembly lines, as revealed by U.S. media analyses.

Behind this, the U.S. manufacturing industry is confronted with three structural labor dilemmas -- workforce imbalance, stagnant wages and productivity gridlock. Without workers, can "Made in America" even exist?

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