Million manufacturing jobs in the u. S. The trend since the end of the great recession, dating back to the early days of the Obama Administration, has been incredibly positive. Slow but steady. The trend over the last year has been a little less rosy. We have added only about 26,000 manufacturing jobs over the last 12 months. This is in a private sector economy that added about 2 million jobs in the same period. Manufacturing has lagged far behind the rest of the economy. Duringas a 1. 5 year boom the Trump Administration, but that has dissipated. We have been losing manufacturing jobs. Host what do you. 2 for that for that lag . To guest there has been some uncertainty. It has come around as a result of the trade policy. I think it has had some benefits but it is also adding uncertainty to some businesses. They are reluctant to invest and other things are not getting purchased. That has a spiral effect in manufacturing. Gas,ave seen in oil and ironically when the prices go down a litt
206,000 manufacturing jobs over all of the last 12 inmonths. And this is in a private sector economy that has added about 2 million jobs over the same period. So you see thats lagged far behind the rest of the economy. There is about a one and a half year boom during the Trump Administration, but that has dissipated. In over the past few months in particular we have been losing manufacturing jobs. What do you point to for that leg . Thats a great question and there seems to be a couple of trends. There has been some uncertainty that has come around as a result of the trade i policy. I think the trade policy has had some benefits but has also added some uncertainties to businesses. They are reluctant to invest and that means and other things are not getting purchasedur and it has a spiral effect in manufacturing. You have seen an oil and gas, ironically when the prices for oil and gas go down a little bit, that means there is probably reduced employment in the refining and other sectors
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