Philadelphia Adjusts as Manufacturing Fades | PBS NewsHour

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In part one of the Patchwork Nation series examining communities across the U.S., Ray Suarez looks at Philadelphia's shift from a city of skilled blue-collar workers to one where just 1 in 20 workers makes things for a living.

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