 According to the U.S. Department of Labor "employment of sewers and tailors is expected to experience little or no change, growing 1 percent from 2010 to 2020".It is estimated that every lost textile job in a Western country in recent years has resulted in 1.5 jobs being created in an outsourced country such as China.Textile workers who perform tasks with sewing machines, or do detailed work by hand, are still a vital component of the industry, however.