The U.S. has lost a staggering 89,000 manufacturing jobs since President Donald Trump’s administration announced its major tariff agenda in April 2025. This significant decline, detailed in a Center for American Progress (CAP) analysis released on March 17, 2026, also saw 123,700 transportation and warehousing jobs vanish, hitting industries that are particularly exposed to these trade policies.
Americans For Tax Fairness, in a March 30 post on X, called this situation a “rigged economy.” They pointed out that corporations often just pass on the higher costs to consumers or cut jobs instead of bringing production back home.
