As Boeing booms, robots rise and job growth lags

By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - For most of its 100-year history, when Boeing turned out more planes, employment soared and the Seattle-area economy prospered. The cycle was so predictable that Boeing workers had a phrase for it: "Headcount goes by rate." Now that longstanding cycle has broken down. In their place, Boeing is turning to robots and outsourcing.