Fact check: Vance falsely claims manufacturing jobs rebounding; US down 77,000 this term
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Daniel Dale
Summary
Vice President JD Vance made false and misleading claims about manufacturing job growth. He stated that last quarter had the biggest growth in manufacturing employment since Trump's first presidency, but the actual gain of 18,000 jobs was smaller than gains in six of the seven full quarters during the Biden administration. The US manufacturing sector is down 77,000 jobs this term.
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· 3 pulledVice President JD Vance made a false claim about manufacturing jobs in a speech on Monday.
Last quarter's gain of 18,000 manufacturing jobs was smaller than the gains in six of the Biden administration's seven full quarters in 2021 and 2022.
The US is down 77,000 this term
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