Originally posted April 30, 2017.
24.6%: Greece unemployment rate*
3.4% Switzerland unemployment rate*
11,374,200: number of Americans in manufacturing, as of 2014**
22,235,700: number of Americans working in federal, state, or local government, as of 2014**
114,000,000: number of manufacturing workers in China
22%: China’s share of manufacturing activity throughout the world
17.4% United States share of manufacturing activity throughout the world
$10,000: Average income per person per year worldwide
5.6 million: number of American employees working for foreign companies
*CIA World Factbook
**Bureau of Labor Statistics
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