Carlton Raybon

Age: 54

Previous employment: Tire installer

Well-paying manufacturing jobs like the one Raybon lost in July — inspecting and installing tires for Firestone — are disappearing. He used to make $23 an hour. Now he's looking at $12.50 if he's lucky. "Sometimes you have to humble yourself," he says.

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