In the recent past, Long Island has been losing net jobs each year as manufacturing has continued to decline in the area, with the biggest losses aside from this industry coming in construction, airlines, real estate development and managerial support services (to be expected since many companies have down-sized a move that has eliminated many middle-managers). Labor Department analysts predict the largest decline in jobs to be among laborers, operators and fabricators. In Long Island this trend is expected to be even more devastating because of the predominance of manufacturing in the area, “That group comprised 14% of the total national workforce in

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