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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Trump promised ‘Liberation Day’ was to bring back manufacturing jobs – but they have dipped every month since

President Trump’s signature “Liberation Day” tariffs, which he introduced in April, were supposed to bring about a renaissance an American manufacturing. Just the opposite has happened, according to data, and manufacturing jobs have declined every month since.

Manufacturers shed about 8,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department. That capped off a year in which the sector lost between about 68,000 and 72,000 positions.

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