jan 1, 2039 - Manufacturing jobs have largely disappeared
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In the United States and most other developed nations, manufacturing has gone the same way as agriculture – vitally important, yet employing very few people. Robots, automation and 3D printing, now sufficiently perfected after decades of development, have taken over a wide range of roles once performed by humans.*** As China and other emerging nations make the transition to service-based economies, they too will experience this trend in the not-too-distant future.
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http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2039.htm#future-manufacturing-jobs
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