A Trump-Obama trend: revival of ‘Made in the USA’
Mar 04, 2019
4 minutes
The US economy has created more jobs under President Trump than in the first two years of any president since Bill Clinton. But when it comes to manufacturing jobs, Mr. Trump really shines.
His administration has witnessed more growth of factory jobs than in the first two years of any president since Jimmy Carter 40 years ago.
The trend is significant in part because Trump’s promises of Rust Belt revitalization were a clear part of his electoral success in 2016.
It is too early to tell whether this is a blip or a turnaround. From 2000 to 2010, the United States lost a third of its factory jobs, some 5.8 million workers. The rebound after the Great
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