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<p>"In July, America’s manufacturing sector grew for the second
month in a row. This improvement is in line with longer-term
trends, according to the Institute for Supply Management. While
some experts are predicting a revival, manufacturing has lagged
the economy for years. The country has lost nearly 2.5 million
manufacturing jobs in the last 10 years.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Last year, the manufacturing sector was responsible for
12% of the nation’s total economic output. In Indiana, the state
where manufacturing contributes most, the figure was 28.2%. 24/7
Wall St. reviewed the 10 states where manufacturing represented
the largest total share of the state economy.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><span style="color:#008000;"><a
href="http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/08/09/ten-states-where-manufacturing-matters/2/"><span
style="color:#008000;">Click here to see the 10 states
where manufacturing matters</span></a></span></strong></p>
<p>The states with the biggest manufacturing economies specialize in
different industries. In Oregon, nearly $38 billion of the state’s
$50 billion manufacturing sector came from computer and electronic
product manufacturing. In Louisiana, more than 10% of the state’s
entire economic output in 2011 came from the manufacturing of
petroleum and coal-based products. Michigan and Indiana both have
sizable auto industries, with Michigan’s auto industry accounting
for slightly less than a third of all its manufacturing output in
in 2011.</p>
<p><strong>2. Oregon</strong><br>
<strong> > Manufacturing share of output:</strong> 27.8%<br>
<strong>> Manufacturing output 2012:</strong> $55.16 billion
(10th highest)<br>
<strong>> 2012 Unemployment rate:</strong> 8.7%</p>
<p>Oregon manufactured nearly $38 billion worth of computer and
electronic products in 2011, up from the year before, and second
in the nation. That output is behind California, but its
percentage of total GDP was 20%, surpassing by far second place
Idaho, where computer and electronic manufacturing accounts for
only about 5.8% of total output as of 2011. Recent outside
investments in the state reinforce the tech-heavy industries in
Oregon. In the first half of this year, for example, AT&T
invested nearly $80 million in its Oregon network to improve
performance for Oregon residents, according to the Portland
Business Journal."</p>
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Ken<br>
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