![]() ![]() TRUMP: “From the instant I took office, I moved rapidly to revive the U.S. ![]() This has enabled the labor force to climb by an impressive 4.86 million in just three years under Trump. The improvement reflected a rebounding economy from the Great Recession and population growth.Īs the unemployment rate has fallen, more people are finding it attractive to work and joining the labor force. labor force shows that the president is just wrong.ĭuring the eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency, the labor force rose by 5.06 million, according to the Labor Department. ![]() It’s not clear what he means by “working-age.” But the total size of the U.S. THE FACTS: Trump is being misleading with numbers to tarnish his predecessor’s record. In just three years of my Administration, 3.5 million working-age people have joined the workforce.” TRUMP: “In eight years under the last administration, over 300,000 working-age people dropped out of the workforce. Manufacturers lost jobs last year in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - the older industrial states where Trump had promised a renaissance. Manufacturing job gains went from more than 260,000 at the end of 2018 to a paltry 46,000 for the 12 months ended in December, according to the Labor Department. The president’s tariffs regime and slower growth worldwide hurt the sector in ways that suggest that Trump’s policies robbed it of some of its previous strength.įactory output fell 1.3% over the past 12 months, according to the Federal Reserve. Manufacturing has slumped in the past year, after having advanced in the prior two years. After losing 60,000 factories under the previous two administrations, America has now gained 12,000 new factories under my administration.” TRUMP: “We are restoring our nation’s manufacturing might, even though predictions were that this could never be done. A look at some of the claims we’ve examined: MANUFACTURING The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from Trump’s State of the Union speech. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s portrayal of American renewal Tuesday drew on falsehoods about American energy supremacy and the economy as well as distortions about his predecessor’s record. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]()
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