[mysterio]

But why stop at the year 2000?

Not Seasonally Adjusted Super Sector: Manufacturing Industry: Manufacturing NAICS Code: N/A Data Type: ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual, 1997,17184,17222,17268,17288,17355,17486,17351,17552,17550,17563,17597,17614,17419 1998,17511,17536,17568,17579,17607,17708,17405,17640,17632,17552,17503,17475,17560 1999,17325,17305,17303,17291,17316,17394,17303,17363,17335,17314,17316,17300,17322 2000,17179,17193,17236,17249,17262,17403,17319,17364,17278,17251,17227,17200,17263 2001,16993,16934,16870,16750,16646,16615,16392,16332,16185,16010,15847,15723,16441 2002,15475,15414,15375,15340,15335,15399,15273,15272,15195,15096,15010,14919,15259 2003,14744,14675,14654,14562,14556,14594,14432,14467,14420,14368,14339,14304,14510 2004,14171,14172,14220,14267,14337,14434,14370,14430,14386,14360,14331,14305,14315 2005,14141,14168,14200,14203,14246,14323,14250,14288,14234,14224,14218,14222,14226 2006,14094,14104,14141,14182,14209,14334,14261,14303,14255,14193,14152,14136,14197 2007,14010,14010,14024,14026,14059,14149(p),14088(p), , , , , ,

[Toddsterpatriot]

But why stop at the year 2000?

I thought the important thing about a giant sucking sound was the speed? If we didn't lose millions of manufacturing jobs in the first year or two after NAFTA, why would we lose them six or seven years later?