Because factories were usually located in cities, industrialization went hand-in-hand with –. the industrial economy helped create robust growth in the united states for many decades. plentiful manufacturing and industrial jobs meant that – could enter the job market making a good wage. but as the economy began to transform once more, from an industrial to a postindustrial system, the nature of work changed as well. – led to a decline in manufacturing jobs: with about – jobs lost since 1980