# Factory Jobs Are Tough AF... Why Do We Want Them Back So Badly? | How Money Works

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Published: 2026-02-08T13:02:04+00:00
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Factory Jobs Are Tough AF... Why Do We Want Them Back So Badly?Get 50% off your first order of CookUnity meals - go to https://www.cookunity.com/money50 and use my code MONEY50 at checkout to try them out for yourself! Thanks to CookUnity for sponsoring this video!Behind The Curve - https://howmoneyworkslibrary.com/behind-the-curveSign up for our FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/Books we recommend - https://howmoneyworkslibrary.com/My Other Channel: @HowMoneyWorksUncut @HowHistoryWorksEdited By: Svibe Multimedia StudioMusic Courtesy of: Epidemic SoundSelect Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.groupSign up for our newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind.#economy #business #moneyOffshoring, automation and a shift towards service jobs have all played a part in killing manufacturing jobs. The number of people actually making stuff for a living is down by over a third, in the same time the workforce as a whole has GROWN by 50%. Not too long ago, this was actually seen as positive progress. Blue collar manufacturing jobs are dangerous, harder on your body, and all around seen as inferior to working in a nice air conditioned office contributing to the all encompassing “service sector”. But that’s all started to change… People have realised that manufacturing jobs can earn more than white collar work, and it’s become a desirable career all over again. Elections are being won or lost on the promise of “creating” manufacturing jobs and billions of dollars are being handed out to companies to make it happen. Bu…

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