A factory had 30,000 workers in 1950. Today it produces more steel with only 2,000

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Here's one stat [music] that I thought was always interesting to me. In 1950, there was a US steel plant in Gary, Indiana.

[00:00:06]It produced 5 [music] million tons of steel and had 30,000 workers. Today, it's still operating. It produces 8 [music] million tons of steel and has 2,000 workers.

[00:00:17]So, it's producing [music] more steel today than it was in 1950s. They went from 30,000 workers to 2,000.

[00:00:22]Because what used to be done [music] with biceps and backs and shoulders is now done with machines and [music] robots.