Policy needed for true manufacturing job recovery
The manufacturing sector gained 5,000 jobs in January, according to the latest employment data from the Labor Department.
Said Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) President Scott Paul:
"Manufacturing has long been the backbone of our country, and it is tough to see no significant job gains this month.
"I just met with workers from Carrier and Rexnord in Indiana, some of whom face layoffs starting next month. The shockwave of these layoffs will ripple through families and communities, deepening the pain.
"It's time to turn campaign rhetoric on manufacturing into game-changing policy shifts. We stand ready to work with the White House and Congress on tax, trade, currency, infrastructure, and other policies that will restore some factory jobs and create new ones. Working class voters with economic concerns are watching, and they are counting on action."