Infographic: The Return of the Manufacturing Sector

Since the Great Recession, the phenomenon of reshoring manufacturing jobs and operations has found itself sitting in the spotlight. But has the reshoring drive actually produced tangible effects?

Maura Falk, Associate Editor
Jun 9, 2015

This infographic originally appeared in IMPO's June 2015: Net Gain issue. 

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