Trump's jobs homecoming a long shot even in manufacturing hot spots JACKSONVILLE, Fla (Reuters) - When U.S. manufacturing employment peaked, Jimmy Carter was president, inflation was 11 percent, and craftsmen at Frontier Contact Lenses made the company’s products one at a time on diamond-tipped lathes. As presidential candidates promise to reclaim jobs lost in the intervening decades, they might want to visit the company now. Bought by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) in 1981, the fully automated factory allows four workers to produce in a 12-hour shift what more labor-intensive methods produced in a year. The Jacksonville plant and one in Ireland make 4 billion soft contacts a year, and between the robots and lasers and computer algorithms no worker touches the product from the start of the process through final packaging. “I don’t think you could even make 4 billion lenses” using the old method, said David Turner, vice president of research and development for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. “You’d need a guy with a lathe in every town.” Since peaking at 19.5 million in 1979, the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs has fallen 37 percent to around 12.2 million as of March, or just over 10 percent of the private sector workforce. (Graphic: tmsnrt.rs/1WqpioK) That may be as good as it gets. Despite the promises made on the campaign trail by Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and other candidates, the next president will find it hard to raise manufacturing’s share of a U.S. labor force that keeps shifting toward services. While much of the jobs debate has centered on trade pacts  that Democrats and Republicans have backed over the last quarter century, both successful and struggling companies and sectors offer evidence of long-term trends that neither sharp trade negotiators nor aggressive political leaders can easily reverse. Even critics of trade deals acknowledge that labor intensive industries, such as textiles, which once employed hundreds of thousands of less-skilled workers, are probably gone for good. Technology continues to diminish the share of labor in production and its spread around the world has made other nations - notably China, but also Korea, Brazil, Mexico and former Soviet bloc countries - competitive both as exporters and in their own markets. Investment worldwide is drifting steadily toward services, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and Americans are spending relatively less of their income on manufactured goods.     A Reuters analysis of federal data for 1,267 categories of goods shows that the United States has been running a trade deficit in more than 500 of them since at least 1992 - before the North American Free Trade Agreement came into force or China joined the World Trade Organization, events often cited as turning points for U.S. manufacturing. Since the 2007-2009 recession manufacturing has added about 800,000 jobs, but that has lagged overall job growth. As a result manufacturing’s share of private employment has continued to fall, from about 11 percent since the recession ended. “The move toward a more global market hurts the marginal, low-skilled worker, but it was inevitable and you cannot roll it back,” said Brookings Institution senior fellow Barry Bosworth. At CareerSource Northeast Florida, a job development group, President Bruce Ferguson, Jr. said by necessity he focused on finding a “path” for entry level service sector employees to move up a career ladder, because services are where the growth is.   “The raw (manufacturing) numbers don’t look anything like the service sector and they never will,” he said.  A majority of 6,500 Americans surveyed in March as part of Reuters/Ipsos 2016 campaign polling acknowledged that free trade brings lower prices, but also saw it as a drag on wages and jobs and an “important” issue for the next president to confront. Tapping such concerns, Trump has promised punitive tariffs to “bring back” jobs for those left behind in the current recovery, particularly the roughly two thirds of Americans without a college degree.    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton switched gears as a candidate to oppose a major Pacific trade deal and promises billions in public support for manufacturing. Her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders calls for worker protection against what he considers unfair trade, while Republican Ted Cruz has focused on trimming government red tape. However, playing tough on trade carries some risks and there are limits to what trade talks and tariffs can accomplish. The U.S. steel industry is a case in point. The American Iron and Steel Institute estimates around 12,000 jobs were lost to a recent jump in imports, mainly from China. It reckons those jobs could be recovered with steps, such as the anti-dumping duties imposed by Washington late last year. That pales, however, in comparison with more than 200,000 jobs that the sector has lost since the early 1980s, some because of imports, but some because the amount of labor needed to produce a ton of steel has fallen from 10 hours to less than two.  “There has been a short term loss that is definitely attributable to imports, while a longer term trend reflects technological innovation,” said Kevin Dempsey, the institute’s senior vice president.  Such dynamic is not limited to old industries like steel. Florida is home to successful manufacturers big and small in a wide range of sectors, which export nearly half of their output - double the national average. Yet, as is the case nationally, the share of jobs available to those with a high school degree has been shrinking since 2000, according to federal data, and wages have been stagnant. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care’s recent approval of a $300 million expansion, which added some 100 jobs, cements the company’s U.S. presence, but also shows how technology and innovation reshape the landscape. The company’s local workforce has risen to around 1,700, but about 60 percent of that are white collar and non-manufacturing jobs - from research positions for PhD scientists to those in sales and a highly automated shipping operation. Florida development officials say the trend is clear: manufacturers keep cutting the labor content of their products and each round of investment tends to drive up the skill levels that workers need. That may benefit the state’s economy, but acts as a reality check for workers who hope that the November 8 presidential vote can reverse decades-old trends. “How do you evaluate a company that says we will spend a lot of money and make the workforce more qualified but not create many jobs?” said Aaron Bowman, senior vice president for business development at JAXUSA Partnership, a regional economic development agency and division of the local chamber of commerce. “Over time you see more projects that bring in fewer jobs but a bigger bang.”     politicsNews
trump jobs homecoming long shot even manufacturing hot spots jacksonville fla reuters when manufacturing employment peaked jimmy carter president inflation percent craftsmen frontier contact lenses made company products one time lashes as presidential candidates promise reclaim jobs lost intervening decades might want visit company bought johnson johnson fully automated factory allows four workers produce shift methods produced year the jacksonville plant one ireland make billion soft contacts year robots lasers computer algorithms worker touches product start process final packaging i think could even make billion lenses using old method said david turner vice president research development johnson johnson vision care you need guy lathe every since peaking million number manufacturing jobs fallen percent around million march percent private sector workforce graphic that may good gets despite promises made campaign trail republican frontrunner donald trump candidates next president find hard raise manufacturing share labor force keeps shifting toward services while much jobs debate centered trade parts democrats republicans backed last quarter century successful struggling companies sectors offer evidence trends neither sharp trade negotiators aggressive political leaders easily reverse even critics trade deals acknowledge labor intensive industries textiles employed hundreds thousands workers probably gone good technology continues diminish share labor production spread around world made nations notably china also korea brazil mexico former soviet bloc countries competitive exporters markets investment worldwide drifting steadily toward services according united nations conference trade development americans spending relatively less income manufactured goods a reuters analysis federal data categories goods shows united states running trade deficit since least north american free trade agreement came force china joined world trade organization events often cited turning points manufacturing since recession manufacturing added jobs tagged overall job growth as result manufacturing share private employment continued fall percent since recession ended the move toward global market hurts marginal worker inevitable roll back said bookings institution senior fellow barry bosworth at careersource northeast florida job development group president bruce ferguson said necessity focused finding path entry level service sector employees move career ladder services growth the raw manufacturing numbers look anything like service sector never said a majority americans surveyed march part campaign polling acknowledged free trade brings lower prices also saw drag wages jobs important issue next president confront tapping concerns trump promised punitive tariffs bring back jobs left behind current recovery particularly roughly two thirds americans without college degree former secretary state hillary clinton switched gears candidate oppose major pacific trade deal promises billions public support manufacturing her democratic rival bernie sanders calls worker protection considers unfair trade republican ted cruz focused trimming government red tape however playing tough trade carries risks limits trade talks tariffs accomplish the steel industry case point the american iron steel institute estimates around jobs lost recent jump imports mainly china it reckon jobs could recovered steps duties imposed washington late last year that pages however comparison jobs sector lost since early imports amount labor needed produce ton steel fallen hours less two there short term loss definitely attributable imports longer term trend reflects technological innovation said kevin demise institute senior vice president such dynamic limited old industries like steel florida home successful manufacturers big small wide range sectors export nearly half output double national average yet case nationally share jobs available high school degree shrinking since according federal data wages stagnant johnson johnson vision care recent approval million expansion added jobs cement company presence also shows technology innovation shape landscape the company local workforce risen around percent white collar jobs research positions phd scientists sales highly automated shipping operation florida development officials say trend clear manufacturers keep cutting labor content products round investment tends drive skill levels workers need that may benefit state economy acts reality check workers hope november presidential vote reverse trends how evaluate company says spend lot money make workforce qualified create many jobs said aaron woman senior vice president business development causa partnership regional economic development agency division local chamber commerce over time see projects bring fewer jobs bigger politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump's jobs homecoming a long shot even in manufacturing hot spots JACKSONVILLE, Fla (Reuters) - When U.S. manufacturing employment peaked, Jimmy Carter was president, inflation was 11 percent, and craftsmen at Frontier Contact Lenses made the company’s products one at a time on diamond-tipped lathes. As presidential candidates promise to reclaim jobs lost in the intervening decades, they might want to visit the company now. Bought by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) in 1981, the fully automated factory allows four workers to produce in a 12-hour shift what more labor-intensive methods produced in a year. The Jacksonville plant and one in Ireland make 4 billion soft contacts a year, and between the robots and lasers and computer algorithms no worker touches the product from the start of the process through final packaging. “I don’t think you could even make 4 billion lenses” using the old method, said David Turner, vice president of research and development for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. “You’d need a guy with a lathe in every town.” Since peaking at 19.5 million in 1979, the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs has fallen 37 percent to around 12.2 million as of March, or just over 10 percent of the private sector workforce. (Graphic: tmsnrt.rs/1WqpioK) That may be as good as it gets. Despite the promises made on the campaign trail by Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and other candidates, the next president will find it hard to raise manufacturing’s share of a U.S. labor force that keeps shifting toward services. While much of the jobs debate has centered on trade pacts  that Democrats and Republicans have backed over the last quarter century, both successful and struggling companies and sectors offer evidence of long-term trends that neither sharp trade negotiators nor aggressive political leaders can easily reverse. Even critics of trade deals acknowledge that labor intensive industries, such as textiles, which once employed hundreds of thousands of less-skilled workers, are probably gone for good. Technology continues to diminish the share of labor in production and its spread around the world has made other nations - notably China, but also Korea, Brazil, Mexico and former Soviet bloc countries - competitive both as exporters and in their own markets. Investment worldwide is drifting steadily toward services, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and Americans are spending relatively less of their income on manufactured goods.     A Reuters analysis of federal data for 1,267 categories of goods shows that the United States has been running a trade deficit in more than 500 of them since at least 1992 - before the North American Free Trade Agreement came into force or China joined the World Trade Organization, events often cited as turning points for U.S. manufacturing. Since the 2007-2009 recession manufacturing has added about 800,000 jobs, but that has lagged overall job growth. As a result manufacturing’s share of private employment has continued to fall, from about 11 percent since the recession ended. “The move toward a more global market hurts the marginal, low-skilled worker, but it was inevitable and you cannot roll it back,” said Brookings Institution senior fellow Barry Bosworth. At CareerSource Northeast Florida, a job development group, President Bruce Ferguson, Jr. said by necessity he focused on finding a “path” for entry level service sector employees to move up a career ladder, because services are where the growth is.   “The raw (manufacturing) numbers don’t look anything like the service sector and they never will,” he said.  A majority of 6,500 Americans surveyed in March as part of Reuters/Ipsos 2016 campaign polling acknowledged that free trade brings lower prices, but also saw it as a drag on wages and jobs and an “important” issue for the next president to confront. Tapping such concerns, Trump has promised punitive tariffs to “bring back” jobs for those left behind in the current recovery, particularly the roughly two thirds of Americans without a college degree.    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton switched gears as a candidate to oppose a major Pacific trade deal and promises billions in public support for manufacturing. Her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders calls for worker protection against what he considers unfair trade, while Republican Ted Cruz has focused on trimming government red tape. However, playing tough on trade carries some risks and there are limits to what trade talks and tariffs can accomplish. The U.S. steel industry is a case in point. The American Iron and Steel Institute estimates around 12,000 jobs were lost to a recent jump in imports, mainly from China. It reckons those jobs could be recovered with steps, such as the anti-dumping duties imposed by Washington late last year. That pales, however, in comparison with more than 200,000 jobs that the sector has lost since the early 1980s, some because of imports, but some because the amount of labor needed to produce a ton of steel has fallen from 10 hours to less than two.  “There has been a short term loss that is definitely attributable to imports, while a longer term trend reflects technological innovation,” said Kevin Dempsey, the institute’s senior vice president.  Such dynamic is not limited to old industries like steel. Florida is home to successful manufacturers big and small in a wide range of sectors, which export nearly half of their output - double the national average. Yet, as is the case nationally, the share of jobs available to those with a high school degree has been shrinking since 2000, according to federal data, and wages have been stagnant. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care’s recent approval of a $300 million expansion, which added some 100 jobs, cements the company’s U.S. presence, but also shows how technology and innovation reshape the landscape. The company’s local workforce has risen to around 1,700, but about 60 percent of that are white collar and non-manufacturing jobs - from research positions for PhD scientists to those in sales and a highly automated shipping operation. Florida development officials say the trend is clear: manufacturers keep cutting the labor content of their products and each round of investment tends to drive up the skill levels that workers need. That may benefit the state’s economy, but acts as a reality check for workers who hope that the November 8 presidential vote can reverse decades-old trends. “How do you evaluate a company that says we will spend a lot of money and make the workforce more qualified but not create many jobs?” said Aaron Bowman, senior vice president for business development at JAXUSA Partnership, a regional economic development agency and division of the local chamber of commerce. “Over time you see more projects that bring in fewer jobs but a bigger bang.”     politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump jobs homecoming long shot even manufacturing hot spots jacksonville fla reuters when manufacturing employment peaked jimmy carter president inflation percent craftsmen frontier contact lenses made company products one time lashes as presidential candidates promise reclaim jobs lost intervening decades might want visit company bought johnson johnson fully automated factory allows four workers produce shift methods produced year the jacksonville plant one ireland make billion soft contacts year robots lasers computer algorithms worker touches product start process final packaging i think could even make billion lenses using old method said david turner vice president research development johnson johnson vision care you need guy lathe every since peaking million number manufacturing jobs fallen percent around million march percent private sector workforce graphic that may good gets despite promises made campaign trail republican frontrunner donald trump candidates next president find hard raise manufacturing share labor force keeps shifting toward services while much jobs debate centered trade parts democrats republicans backed last quarter century successful struggling companies sectors offer evidence trends neither sharp trade negotiators aggressive political leaders easily reverse even critics trade deals acknowledge labor intensive industries textiles employed hundreds thousands workers probably gone good technology continues diminish share labor production spread around world made nations notably china also korea brazil mexico former soviet bloc countries competitive exporters markets investment worldwide drifting steadily toward services according united nations conference trade development americans spending relatively less income manufactured goods a reuters analysis federal data categories goods shows united states running trade deficit since least north american free trade agreement came force china joined world trade organization events often cited turning points manufacturing since recession manufacturing added jobs tagged overall job growth as result manufacturing share private employment continued fall percent since recession ended the move toward global market hurts marginal worker inevitable roll back said bookings institution senior fellow barry bosworth at careersource northeast florida job development group president bruce ferguson said necessity focused finding path entry level service sector employees move career ladder services growth the raw manufacturing numbers look anything like service sector never said a majority americans surveyed march part campaign polling acknowledged free trade brings lower prices also saw drag wages jobs important issue next president confront tapping concerns trump promised punitive tariffs bring back jobs left behind current recovery particularly roughly two thirds americans without college degree former secretary state hillary clinton switched gears candidate oppose major pacific trade deal promises billions public support manufacturing her democratic rival bernie sanders calls worker protection considers unfair trade republican ted cruz focused trimming government red tape however playing tough trade carries risks limits trade talks tariffs accomplish the steel industry case point the american iron steel institute estimates around jobs lost recent jump imports mainly china it reckon jobs could recovered steps duties imposed washington late last year that pages however comparison jobs sector lost since early imports amount labor needed produce ton steel fallen hours less two there short term loss definitely attributable imports longer term trend reflects technological innovation said kevin demise institute senior vice president such dynamic limited old industries like steel florida home successful manufacturers big small wide range sectors export nearly half output double national average yet case nationally share jobs available high school degree shrinking since according federal data wages stagnant johnson johnson vision care recent approval million expansion added jobs cement company presence also shows technology innovation shape landscape the company local workforce risen around percent white collar jobs research positions phd scientists sales highly automated shipping operation florida development officials say trend clear manufacturers keep cutting labor content products round investment tends drive skill levels workers need that may benefit state economy acts reality check workers hope november presidential vote reverse trends how evaluate company says spend lot money make workforce qualified create many jobs said aaron woman senior vice president business development causa partnership regional economic development agency division local chamber commerce over time see projects bring fewer jobs bigger politicsnews