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PBS Newshour

Trump promised a boom, but factory jobs continue to decline

Season 2026 Episode 61 | 9m 08s

The U.S. job market has been cooling, and it’s only getting harder for Americans to find a job. One sector that has proved tougher than most is manufacturing. President Trump has promised a manufacturing boom in both of his terms. While he has been able to get pledges for more factory investment, the real job numbers tell a different story so far. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

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