Americans still see keeping manufacturing jobs as key to job creation

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WASHINGTON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Americans still believe that keeping manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and stopping sending jobs overseas as the best way to create jobs, a new poll has found.

Nineteen percent of Americans say that keeping manufacturing jobs at home is the best way to create jobs, six points lower than in 2011, but almost the same as in 2009, found the May 3-7 Gallup poll.

Three percent of Americans mentioned hiring more U.S. citizens and stopping hiring illegal aliens as the best way to create jobs, according to the poll.

As for government actions, 12 percent say the best way for the U.S. government to create jobs is to reduce its regulation and involvement, while equally 12 percent believe the government should lower taxes.

Ten percent say the U.S. government should create more infrastructure work, and six percent say it should do more to help small businesses.

Mentions of education are up significantly from 2009 and 2011, as 10 percent of Americans regard improving education as the best way to create jobs, compared to three percent in 2009 and four percent in 2011.

Although U.S. President Donald Trump stressed retaining and restoring manufacturing jobs in the U.S. during his presidential campaign last year, the idea is not new for Americans. Retaining and restoring manufacturing jobs also topped Americans' recommendation list in 2009 and 2011, Gallup said.

But many economists and policy professionals express skepticism that the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs can expand significantly due to the following reasons: the difference between U.S. and overseas labor rates, the vast manufacturing infrastructure already in places overseas, and the growing use of robots and technology at manufacturing plants, Gallup said. Enditem

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