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What was one effect on the American middle class because of the change in manufacturing jobs between 1975 and 2015

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Loss of factory jobs led to less in the middle class or you needed to work a white collar job to be middle class.

Industrial jobs moved overseas leaving those working in factories without jobs. Middle class jobs no longer included factory work but rather service jobs many requiring college degrees.
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The middle class had fewer well-paying jobs, and the wage gap between the wealthy and middle class increased.

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