Economists say the U.S. manufacturing decline in recent decades was not mainly about free trade, but about the pace of change ...

Only California and New York have lost more manufacturing jobs than Michigan since Jan. 1, 2019, when Whitmer became governor ...

In 1970, more than a quarter of American workers held jobs in the manufacturing sector. Today, it’s only about 8%.

President Trump claims 90,000 factories have shuttered since the free trade agreement took effect, but more recent data shows the figure is misleadingly high.

The president says “jobs and factories will come roaring back” because of his trade policies, but the economic story of the American 21st century has also been shaped by the deliberate pursuit of ...

The loss of manufacturing jobs is partly about globalisation, which Trump is seeking to reverse. But research shows that ...

President Trump promises to bring back manufacturing jobs to the U.S. If we forget that he can’t do what he claims he will, ...

If you believe the political rhetoric, you probably think America's industrial base has been hollowed out, gutted or “shipped overseas.” Across the ideological spectrum, people say U.S.

US factory activity contracted for the first time this year in March as the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing ...

South Korea added nearly 200,000 jobs in March, but employment in the construction and manufacturing sectors continued to ...

It’s still up for debate whether free trade is predominantly to blame for the decline in US manufacturing, though, as several studies have pointed to automation leading to more job losses than ...