They can get unskilled service jobs. And begin to move up the economic opportunity ladder. A country's true economic measure is not of its richest members but its poorest. Many major economies have large segments of its population that are in marginal or abject poverty. It is estimated that of the 1.2 billion Chinese only 250 million have any discretionary income.
Service industries can provide an entrepreneurial explosion.
While a factory requires massive capitalization and infrastructure, many service businesses can be started on a shoestring and out of homes. While manufacturing usually grows by venture capital or traditional capital, most service businesses grow through retained earnings. In short, they create wealth and use outside capital only for expansion and rapid growth. Just as importantly, this capital produces an economic impact multiplier effect as it is cycled through the local economy. And best of all, service industries create a wealth-generating infrastructure that stays.