Made In USA Revival

According to an article on Women's World Daily, New York and Los Angeles are trying to bulk up their declining apparel and textile manufacturing centers as brands start looking to increase control over their supply chains, particularly since price increases in China and increased transportation costs are starting to narrow the savings gap, and also gain the cachet of Made in USA label. NYC efforts include a 'Save the Garment Distict' campaign to encourage new talent to start manufacturing in the city. New York state had 16,000 apparel manufacturing jobs at the end of May, up 0.1% for the month, but down 1.2% year-to-year, according to the NY state labor department. It's a start. Stats showed that NYC lost 64% of its apparel manufacturing jobs from 2000 to 2010, down to 9,850, while textile production fell 75% to 2,920.