BREAKING: U.S. Manufacturing Employment Share Hits Historic Lows Amid Tariff Volatility
The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and FRED reveals a sobering reality for the American "factory floor." Despite the administration's aggressive "Liberation Day" tariff rollouts aimed at shielding domestic industry, the manufacturing sector’s share of total U.S. employment has continued its decades-long slide, recently touching a floor of approximately 7.5% the lowest level in modern history.
Job Contraction: Since the tariff impositions in April 2025, the manufacturing sector has shed over 70,000 jobs, with heavy losses in the auto and durable goods sectors due to soaring input costs.
The "Automation Paradox": Even as the January 2026 ISM report shows a slight rebound in production activity, hiring remains in contraction. Factories are getting busier, but they are doing it with fewer people and more technology.
Donald Stop breaking the market
The graph doesn't lie: the structural shift from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-and-tech-led one is proving resistant to even the most drastic trade interventions.
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