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Here are the States Where Robots Rule

   By Dora Mekouar
   December 11, 2019 05:35 PM
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   The use of robots in the U.S. workplace more than doubled from 2009 to
   2017, the bulk of them in manufacturing. But the extent of
   manufacturing job losses in the Midwest was masked by the economic boom
   of the past 10 years.

   "A growing economy independent of technology, independent of robotics,
   has been able to absorb, at least at the national level ... people who
   may have gotten displaced," said William M. Rodgers III, professor of
   public policy and chief economist at the Heldrich Center for Workforce
   Development at Rutgers University.

   Rodgers co-authored a [136]report on how robots are affecting workers
   and their wages.

   While robots haven't had a nationwide impact on the employment rate,
   some states in the Midwest have twice as many robots as all other
   regions and are suffering as a result of the rise of robotization.
   In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, robots weld the cab of a 2018 Ford
   truck on the assembly line at the Ford Rouge assembly plant in
   Dearborn, Michigan.
   In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo robots weld the cab of a 2018 Ford
   truck at the Ford Rouge assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan.

   Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin have the highest
   concentration of robots, primarily in manufacturing.

   These industrial robots tend to perform repetitive tasks, such as
   assembly and packaging, or sealing, welding and painting, at a very
   fast rate.

   The workers most affected by the machine takeover are young,
   less-educated people, with black men and women experiencing the
   greatest job losses. Those who find new jobs in different industries
   often have to settle for lower pay.

   "If the displacement is large enough, if they get pushed into retail or
   they get pushed into hospitality and leisure, the supply of them in
   that industry or that sector increases," Rodgers said. "And if demand
   for workers is not growing fast enough, you begin to see a decline in
   wages."

   The regions with the most robots overall include:

   1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

   2. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois

   3. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas

   4. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona

   5. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan

   6. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin

   7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania/New
   Jersey/Delaware/Maryland

   8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

   9. Indianapolis, Indiana

   10. Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio

   The good news is that these displaced workers could ultimately end up
   in higher-paid positions, if the right safety nets are put into place.

   "Approaches that can help cushion the blow for people who do get
   displaced by technology," Rodgers says, "and then also to have
   education and training programs that allow individuals who do lose
   their jobs to be able to transition to other occupations."
   In this May 25, 2017, file photo, an assembly line laborer works
   alongside a collaborative robot at the Stihl Inc. production plant in
   Virginia Beach, Virginia.
   orIn this May 25, 2017, file photo, an assembly line laborer works
   alongside a collaborative robot at the Stihl Inc. production plant in
   Virginia Beach, Virginia.

   Rodgers says now is the time to prepare for the rise of the robots.

   "What better time to be able to help people who are getting bullied, so
   to speak, by technology or getting bullied, so to speak, by
   globalization?" Rodgers says. "Times of prosperity is the best time...
   to invest in all Americans."
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