As the U.S. economy has changed from a goods producer to a service provider, the predominance of the manufacturing sector has declined substantially over the last sixty years. Today, only about 9 percent of U.S. workers are employed in manufacturing, in contrast to 30 percent in 1950. Most of us now hold jobs in the service sector, which accounts for 77 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. Wal-Mart is now America’s largest employer, followed by IBM, United Parcel Service (UPS), McDonald’s, Read More