It is without a doubt, obvious economic changes in the manufacturing sector are affecting a larger segment of the population than was previously assumed. Perhaps it is the fact the interconnectivity of the manufacturing industries with ancillary businesses has not fully been explored.

Then again, the failure to notice the trickle down effect of the economic changes in the manufacturing sector may be due to the compartmentalization of the statisticians who neglected to compare related fields and their changes.

As it stands, the top three economic changes in the manufacturing sector are easily recognizable:

1. First and foremost, unskilled labor is being laid off. This leads to a saturation of the unemployment line with unskilled laborers who have a harder time finding gainful employment.

2. Another one of the economic changes in the manufacturing sector is the combination of tasks that are then performed by machines. This consolidation has led to an increase in productivity, albeit without the human element but also without the cost of human workers.

3. Last but not least, there is the outsourcing which is probably one of the farthest reaching economic changes in the manufacturing sector. With a lot of jobs now being done outside of United States borders, the fiscal impact is still being tabulated.

Without a doubt there are other changes currently in the works but which thus far have not been realized. Over the next 12 to 24 months, the manufacturing industry is sure to undergo several additional changes.