The decline in jobs in the manufacturing industries in the urban United States corresponded to an increase in jobs in the:
A)low-skill service industry
B)white-collar service industry
C)blue-collar skilled sector, such as plumbing
D)all of the above
E)none, there was no replacement of the jobs lost

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While there was some increase in low-skill service jobs, the majority of the replacement jobs were in the white-collar service industry, such as healthcare and education. There was also some growth in the blue-collar skilled sector, but not enough to offset the decline in manufacturing jobs.

The Decline in Jobs in the Manufacturing Industries in the Urban