postindustrial economy

Cultural  

1. A phrase that describes the shift of some major industrial economies in the late twentieth century away from producing goods and toward producing services.

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

postindustrial economy

Sociologists call it the postindustrial economy, which is a way of saying we don’t even know what it is; it’s the after-the-last-thing thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

As Jake Blumgart writes, “Atlantic City essentially postponed its region’s reckoning with the postindustrial economy for 30 years.”

From Slate ● May 26, 2022

We are in a postindustrial economy that will see a new manufacturing boom in the next 10 years.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2016

In today’s postindustrial economy, it is harder for less-educated Americans, especially poor and working-class men, to find stable, decent-paying jobs.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2012

In today's postindustrial economy, the majority of positions require more education and skill than ever before.

From Time Magazine Archive