Economy
CityLab Daily: To See the Costs of Deindustrialization, Look to Youngstown
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Youngstown, old story: General Motors’ announcement that it will end production at its Lordstown plant near Youngstown, Ohio, is just the latest in a series of economic blows to the city that stretches back to the 1970s. Political leaders condemning the decision are drawing a line back to “Black Monday,” where layoffs put 5,000 steelworkers out of work in 1977, which spiraled into 50,000 people losing jobs in related industries over the following five years in the Mahoning Valley.