Which of the following best describes changes in U.S. manufacturing employment between 1973 and 2014?
A) Manufacturing employment fell, but manufacturing employment as a share of total U.S. employment rose.
B) Manufacturing employment rose, but manufacturing employment as a share of total U.S. employment fell.
C) Both manufacturing employment and manufacturing employment as a share of total U.S. employment fell.
D) Both manufacturing employment and manufacturing employment as a share of total U.S. employment rose.

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According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, manufacturing employment in the U.S. peaked in 1979 at approximately 19.5 million workers. However, since then, manufacturing employment has declined steadily, with only brief periods of growth. By 2014, there were around 12.3 million manufacturing workers in the U.S. This represents a decline of approximately 7.2 million manufacturing jobs over the past several decades. In terms of manufacturing employment as a share of total U.S. employment, this has also declined. In 1973, approximately 23% of all U.S. jobs were in manufacturing, whereas in 2014, only around 9% of U.S. jobs were in manufacturing. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

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