First, America and the world were victims of their own success. Rapid productivity increases in manufacturing had outpaced growth in demand, which meant that manufacturing employment decreased.
首先，美国和全世界成了自身成功的受害者。制造业生产力的快速上升超过了需求的增加，这意味着制造业就业量的下滑。劳动力必须转移到服务业中去。