In an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, when asked why manufacturing jobs are declining, said that manufacturing jobs have increased since the Biden-Harris administration took office, which she said is “part of our promise to make things in America again” and is “coming from real investment and a commitment to job growth.”
co-host Katie Greifeld asked.[L]Let's take a closer look at the sector level. If we look at manufacturing, 24,000 jobs were lost. The estimate was that it would be down 2,000 jobs. And in fact, in the last three or four reports, the sector has been shedding jobs. So what's the current view on why manufacturing employment is weakening?
Su responded: “Since the Biden-Harris administration took office, we have created more than 700,000 manufacturing jobs in total. This is also part of our promise to make things in America again, from semiconductors to electric car batteries. The idea is that American workers are the best in the world, and they can and should make things. The investment that is being put into the region is made by American union workers using American steel, and also using raw materials mined by American union workers. So the job growth that we've seen, again, is not a promise, and most people didn't expect it to be like this, but it's not a coincidence. It's happening because of real investment and a commitment to job growth. If you look at the overall trend, manufacturing has increased since the president took office, and construction has grown significantly in the past month, which is also not a coincidence.”
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