The 10 American Industries That May Never Recover

...surprisingly, manufacturing is not listed:

"It has become clear that jobs in some industries may never come back, or if they do it will take years or decades for a recovery.

"24/7 Wall St. examined the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "Employment Situation Summary," and a number of sources that show layoffs by company and sector. The weakness in these sectors will make it harder for the private industry, even aided by the government, to bring down total unemployment from 9.6% and replace the 8.3 million jobs lost during the recession. The losses in these industries have to be offset by growth in others before there can be any net increase in American employment."

See: The top 10 that may never come back.