Jobs and the U.S. Economy

Sep 05 2025

AAM President Scott Paul Statement on August Jobs Report

For Immediate Release: September 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories lost 12,000 jobs in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Alliance for...
Aug 01 2025

When Will Factory Job Slump End? 

For Immediate Release: August 1, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories lost 11,000 jobs in July, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday....
Jul 03 2025

White House Must Finalize Tariff Policy to Unlock More Factory Jobs

For Immediate Release: July 3, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories lost 7,000 jobs in June, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. “Manufacturing...
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...