Jobs and the U.S. Economy

Mar 07 2025

Manufacturing Jobs Tick Up, But Future is Uncertain

For Immediate Release: March 7, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories gained 10,000 jobs in February, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.  “Ten thousand...
Feb 12 2025

America’s Rural Communities Want More Buc-ee’s, but How Great is the Return?

The big gas stations-turned convenience stores have a devoted following. But subsidizing retail only goes so far.
Feb 07 2025

Trade, Monetary, and Investment Policy Alignment Can Supercharge U.S. Factories

For Immediate Release: February 7, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories gained 3,000 jobs in January, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. ...
Jan 10 2025

Factories Slide Again in December; Tariffs and More Needed to Correct Course

For Immediate Release: January 10, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories lost 13,000 jobs in December, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. “This...
Dec 06 2024

U.S. Manufacturing Stuck at Baseline Amid Chinese Overcapacity and High Interest Rates

For Immediate Release: December 6, 2024 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories gained 22,000 jobs in November, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday,...
Sep 20 2024

While Scandal Swirls Elsewhere, President Biden Presses His Economic Message

The president is no longer running for re-election, but he's still talking up the progress manufacturing has made under his watch.
Sep 06 2024

U.S. Factories Lose 24,000 Jobs Under Draconian Interest Rates

Washington, D.C. — High interest rates are bludgeoning American manufacturing despite the promise of record factory construction. U.S. factories lost 24,000 jobs in August, according to data...
Jul 05 2024

Lagging U.S. Competitiveness and High Interest Rates Take Their Toll on Factory Jobs

Washington, D.C. — U.S. manufacturing lost 8,000 jobs in June, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul...
Jun 07 2024

Sluggish Manufacturing Growth Hampered by High Interest Rates and Swelling Trade Deficit 

Washington, D.C. — Factories gained 8,000 jobs in May, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, marking little year-to-date change.  Alliance for...
May 03 2024

U.S. Factory Jobs Are Treading Water, and Communities Are Missing Out on Explosive Potential Growth 

Washington, D.C. — High interest rates and currency pressures are dampening U.S. manufacturing jobs growth, largely negating the benefits of recent industrial policies put into place by the...