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**Big Idea**
US jobs that have or are still moving overseas and causing hard working Americans to lose their jobs.toc

**Essential Question**
Why are jobs moving overseas when we have the ability and man power to produce almost all of our needs in our country?

**Challenge**
To find an alternative for depending on other countries labor and find a way to bring jobs back to America.

**Guiding Questions**
Why is it important to bring jobs back to America? America is our home the home of the free and the brave.Everyone American desirves a job they are proud of

What is the percentile of things we buy in America that are made in other countries such as China? (84%) I understand somethings need to be made overseas to keep our economy running but it is unacceptable to have 84% of the things in our country made somewhere else we need to take more pride in our own products

What can we as US citizens do to persuade companies to bring at least some of the jobs back to America? We can get more jobs back by getting people to buy more things and by setting up more companies that do all of there production in the US from manufacturing and shipping to the actual planing and office

** Interview with __Mary Evans__ (Human Resources) **
We are in a global economy we must take good with the bad. It is cheaper in places such as India to make things but in the long run it makes American jobs down the road. Today companies will not survive without making things in other countries because their comparators will do it. Companies are being forced into making their products overseas to stay successful.

What is the main cause of job loss? The housing issue is the main issue because there mortgages are much higher then there house are worth and that is making people buy less which is making companies make less money forcing them cut workers. Pay role is the biggest expensive a company has

How do you feel about American jobs moving overseas? I have mixed feelings I feel a company needs to do things overseas to be successful in todays economy. We are in a global economy and need to think that way. I feel bad for people who lost there job but they will now be able to find better jobs and the companies will make more money using cheap labor in other countries.

Are jobs finally starting to come back in general? I think there has been a little job growth but the jobs will not come back strong until the housing issue is resolved. The housing market needs to come back first.

What do you think the strongest job field is right now? I am not sure but I am going to guess physical therapy and things joint replacement and medication because of people living longer. This is because the baby boomers are getting older in age and need medical attention.

What do you suggest young people about to go to college should study in order to land a good job right out of college? My opinion is you must still follow your dreams. Do what you love and the money will follow. Find something you love and do it better then anyone else. Volunteering is a great way to gain experience INTERVIEW WITH ED (AVERAGE AMERICAN) What was it like being unemployed? It was a little disheartening but I was lucky and was only out of work for 3 or 4 months. I had to work very hard to get a new job. Getting a new job became my job during those 3 to 4 months How hard was it to find a new job I knew it was not easy to get a new job. I spent 20 hours a week researching companies and you letters to senior executives at companies in my industry with the hope of finding out about a job opportunity before one of the many other people found it

Did anyone help you find a job? I worked all on my own and read a book about unemployment

What was the process of getting a new job? Instead of waiting around to see a job opening I would do a letter writing campaign which worked well two times in my 25 year career both times successful in 3 to 4 months

How did you pay for things while not having a job? The first time (10 years ago) my company paid me until I got a job and the second time I had to go into my saving. The government gave a very small percentage of money each month to help with bills. The first time it was harder to find a job because it was right after 9/11 and the economy was in a tailspin.

Do you think that US jobs moving overseas is a big problem now It is a factor but they do work cheaper and just as well. Most Americans don’t even want the jobs that are paying low wages. Manufacturing in America is in a downfall we import way more than we export.

Are jobs finally starting to come back in general? No I don’t think so. I think the economy has a few years before it gets better

What do you think the strongest job field is right now? Large demand for engineers but it is very challenging for young people to find jobs after college

What do you suggest young people about to go to college should study in order to land a good job right out of college? Outline- they should do research and find what jobs are in demand before they determine there major. You must major in something you will have skill. It is much harder to find jobs right out of college today then a few years ago. One of the problem is older people can not afford to retire and are staying in the work force longer

video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySK6Tg_9agA Websites http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2007/may07/07-05-02.html http://www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/exportingamerica/outsourcing_problems.cfm survay

Conclusion/Solution

After all of our research we realized that we needed to make people aware of job loss in general.We realized Americans lost a very small percentage of jobs to overseas and that most of the people who lost jobs overseas found better jobs in the same companies just in different sections of the company they worked for. We realized that in order to keep American companies competitive we need to make things overseas to keep prices down. Jobs that move overseas make more jobs for americans in the long run because if things are made cheaper then they are sold cheaper. If things are cheaper then people want to buy more and stores and businesses can hire more workers. Americans need to work hard and start buying things in order to get out of the job loss crisis.