Tag: Industrial Belt
Rust Belt Employment Up in August, but Job Growth Still Lags National Trend
by Alan Barber and Dean Baker , 09/18/2017
Nationwide, the state with the largest unemployment increase in August was the Rust Belt state of Indiana (0.4 percentage points). California, New Jersey, Oregon and another Rust Belt state, West Virginia, each saw a 0.3 percentage point increase in unemployment. Over the last year, Indiana and West Virginia have experienced unemployment increases of 0.9 percentage […]
Blue Collar Jobs Down in Rust Belt as the Country on the Whole Continues to See Job Growth
by Alan Barber and Dean Baker , 08/22/2017
New York continues to see the largest losses in manufacturing jobs in the Rust Belt. The latest state jobs report shows that overall employment grew strongly in 11 states and Washington, DC, while only Georgia lost a substantial number of jobs (-14,100 or -0.3 percent) in July.
Pennsylvania and Ohio Manufacturing Job Growth Takes a Hit in First Half of 2017
by Alan Barber and Dean Baker , 07/24/2017
At the national level, there was an increase in the total number of blue collar jobs in June. Construction gained 15,000 jobs while mining and logging added 8,000 jobs. Manufacturing, though still seeing positive gains, only added 1,000 jobs.
Blue Collar Job Growth Weakens in May
by Alan Barber and Dean Baker , 06/19/2017
Trump doesn’t seem to be bringing the jobs home.
Will President Trump Make Rust-Belt Manufacturing Great Again?
by Dean Baker , 05/24/2017
We now have three months of state job data under President Trump. While the course of the economy is still largely the result of the policies that were put in place before Donald Trump came into office, it is reasonable to believe that we are now beginning to feel some impact of his administration’s policies.
Manufacturing Falls in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania in April
by Alan Barber and Dean Baker , 05/23/2017
Construction down in all rust belt states except Wisconsin
Modest Growth in Blue Collar Employment in March
by Alan Barber and Dean Baker , 04/24/2017
Growth in blue collar jobs was modest in March as the total number of jobs rose by 28,000 or 0.15 percent. This is less than the increase in February (0.5 percent) but is 1.1 percent (217,000) above the March 2016 level.