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Outsourcing Debate Signals Shift in Southern Jobs
Cindy Scott from Florence Alabama lost a VF Jeanswear job to Mexico and retrained as an electrician while facing layoffs and a looming home sale. Experts note the South shed 641000 manufacturing posts since 2001, yet regional nonfarm employment rose slightly while the nation fell.
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Cindy Scott
Florence
Ala
VF Jeanswear
Mexico
Scott
Bush
South
North Carolina
James F. Smith
Smith
University of North Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Mark Witner
Wachovia Bank
Charlotte
N.C
Pat Fluno
Orlando
India
Fluno
Charles Seaman
Georgia Pacific