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COMMENTARY
Manufacturing Gains in July, But a Weak Month for Construction and Mining
by Matt Sedlar
Jobs in the blue collar sectors of construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging increased by 15,000 in July, but in a surprise twist, that growth ...
Americans Deserve Safer Jobs
by Matt Sedlar
Filiberto Morales was 36 years old when he reported to work at a construction site on the grounds of Coryell Memorial Hospital in Gatesville, Texas. ...
Manufacturing Rebounds in June, But Slump Persists in the Northeast
by Matt Sedlar
Construction, manufacturing and mining and logging added 37,000 jobs in June, a rebound from mediocre May numbers. The May jobs numbers were actually revised upward, ...
Manufacturers Have a Trump Problem
by Matt Sedlar
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently released its Manufacturer’s Outlook Survey for the second quarter of 2019, and by its own members’ measures[1], optimism ...