https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2026/2/new-data-during-trump-s-first-year-the-manufacturing-industry-lost-108-000-jobs WASHINGTON – The Joint Economic Committee – Minority today released a new analysis showing that the manufacturing industry lost 108,000 jobs during the first year of President Trump’s second term. This new estimate shows that the manufacturing sector has lost even more than the 68,000 jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics previously estimated. The decline in manufacturing jobs occurred despite President Trump’s promise that he would create a “manufacturing boom” and his recent claim that the American economy is achieving the “best and strongest numbers.” https://www.factcheck.org/2026/02/manufacturing-construction-spending-declines-under-trump/ Spending to build, expand and rehabilitate manufacturing sites in the U.S. has declined since President Donald Trump took office, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Yet, Trump has repeatedly boasted that “factory construction” is up 41%. At our request, the White House sent us a link to the Census Bureau’s manufacturing construction spending data via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ online database known as FRED. On a monthly basis, the Census Bureau shows a 7.3% decline in manufacturing construction spending last year under Trump from January through October, the most recent data available.
