This is a sign that the nature of manufacturing is changing dramatically. Eventually most of it will be performed by machines commanded by a handful of people, or maybe none at all.
It's happening faster the general public imagined it would if, in fact, they imagined it.
Northern and Southern Indiana are a study in contrasts ~ unemployment is way down in the South while people in the North are upset about the presence of a wealthy foreign company running the Toll Road.
Even Kentucky has a lower unemployment rate than Northern Indiana and those guys aren't even educated.
It pays to change the base of employment if you want to have a future where you live ~ else you have to move.
BTW, you'd best believe the folks in Southern Indiana are not happy about the prospect of having a whole lot of new people moving in.
Thanks for all the information. I wasn't aware of what is going on. I'm from the Midwest, but haven't been back in almost 5 years, since my mother moved to NY to live with us.