consulting firm the hackett group estimates since 2002, 663,000 jobs from large u.s. companies have gone abroad, mainly from industries like information technology, human resources, finance and purchasing. by 2016, the firm says another 375,000 jobs will have gone to places such as india, china, mexico and the philippines. just one day after apple reveals it will manufacture some of its products in the u.s., foxconn says it may follow suit. foxconn, apple's primary manufacturer in china, says it is considering expanding its operations in the u.s., where it currently has two factories. foxconn has seen its image suffer of late following revelations that workers are subjected to poor working conditions and mandatory overtime at factories in china. the company says expanding its american operations is part of a long-term global expnasion plan. american airlines is closer to flying out of bankruptcy now that the pilots' contract is a done deal. pilots have flown without a contract since 2006. under terms of the agreement, they will receive a pay raise, plus a 13.5% stake

. >> the hackett group says 663,000 jobs innic t, hr and finance have been offshored over the past decadeby 2016175,000 will be brought as well. fist it was low level jobs leaving the u.s. where they could cut expenses 75 percent but now we are seeing high level jobs overseas as well. >> a lot of people out there have student loans. i don't think we are talking about this. some apples are going to be made in america. >> you don't usually hear about apples being made in america. that's why you got confused. apple could be making macs in the u.s. the giant plans to move some production of mac computers to the u.s. from china next year and is expected to spend 100 million on the instore thing. tim cook did not say which products would be produced in the united states but it is expected to go well beyond the simple final. some of the departments building most if not all of the components in the u.s. it's a good pr rule you know all of the negative skrichls they got about their factories in china and labor practices there. maybe other companies will follow suit. >> good to see you this morning