Jobs and the U.S. Economy

Jun 06 2025

U.S. Factories Contend with Uncertain Trade Policy

For Immediate Release: June 6, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories lost 8,000 jobs in May, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. “A dip in...
May 02 2025

U.S. Manufacturing Treads Water Amid Tariff Uncertainty 

For Immediate Release: May 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories lost 1,000 jobs in April, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. “It’s not...
Apr 04 2025

Tariffs Will Reignite U.S. Manufacturing, But It May Take Time 

For Immediate Release: April 4, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories gained 1,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The flat number came ahead of President...
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...