Buy American-Made Products and Boost Employment [VIDEO]

Once in a while, you find a video that is so well done, so compelling, that you must share.This video, from American Made Matters is a great example.It will make you think twice about where products are made!knowing that the simple act of buying American-made products can have a profound impact on our economy.It's all about creating jobs.Jobs that are secure and well-paying.Jobs that can help re-build our middle class.

Manufacturing Facts fromThe National Association of ManufacturersWebsite

In 2014, manufacturers contributed $2.09 trillion to the economy, up from $2.03 trillion in 2013.This was 12 percent of GDP.Every $1.00 spent in manufacturing generates another $1.37 for the economy.This is the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector.^1,2

• Manufacturingsupports an estimated 17.6 million jobs in the United States—about one in six private-sector jobs.More than 12.3 million Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing.³

• In 2013, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,506 annually, including pay and benefits.The average worker in all industries earned $62,546.⁴

• Manufacturers in the United States are the most productive in the world, far surpassing the worker productivity of any other major manufacturing economy, leading to higher wages and living standards.⁵

• Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector R&D in the nation, driving more innovation than any other sector.⁶

• Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 9th largest economy in the world.⁷

Take a look at this most recent video fromAmerican Made Matters.It will inspire you to support American Manufacturing and buy American-made products.

NAM Footnote sources:

¹Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry Economic Accounts (2014).

²Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry Input-Output Tables (2013).

³Bureau of Labor Statistics(2014), with estimate of total employment supported by manufacturing calculated by NAM using data from theBureau of Economic Analysis(2013, 2014).

⁴Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Economic Accounts by Industry (2013).

⁵NAM calculations based on data from theUnited Nations,Bureau of Labor Statisticsand theInternational Labour Organization.

⁶Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Economic Accounts by Industry (2013).

6Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry Economic Accounts (2014) andInternational Monetary Fund(2013).

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