U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said President Trump’s tax, trade and regulatory
policies are removing barriers to firms building plants, investing and hiring in
the U.S. Year-to-date manufacturing payrolls are up about 72,000, after a loss
of more than 200,000 in President Biden’s final two years. Real weekly pay for
blue-collar manufacturing workers have risen 3.5% in inflation-adjusted terms
since President Trump took office.
