Which segment of the american economy declined steadily during the 1980s and 1990s?
a) healthcare
b) agriculture
c) construction
d) manufacturing

In the 1980's and the 1990's the manufacturing industry was the reason for the American economy was declining. The business owners of large cooperations were sending their work and opening companies in other countries. This was due to cheap labor that other countries were willing to pay the workers. They did not pay their workers a fair wage and companies saved millions to send the work out than to pay the American people a fair wage to do the same job. The other countries would have "sweat shops" and make the workers work for 16 hour day or even more. The workers in other countries did not have labor laws and would get paid dollars a day. The correct answer is D.