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For many factory towns, white collar job loss hurts the most

By ​Josh Boak and John Minchillo

Josh Boak, economics reporter, Washington, and John Minchillo, photographer, Cincinnati, for documenting a depressing, little-known trend: Many struggling U.S. factory cities have actually lost a greater proportion of white collar than blue collar jobs.
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MARCH 16, 2018

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