Fact-check · Aug 24, 2026 · JD Vance
“We've created in just eighteen months 29,000 new manufacturing jobs”
FALSE
What the record shows
U.S. manufacturing employment declined by approximately 75,000 jobs from January 2025 through June 2026, per BLS data cited by Marketplace and Rethink Trade. The White House reported 18,000 jobs created in 2026 alone.
Sources
- Manufacturing Jobs Flock to the U.S. Thanks to President Trump’s America First Economic Agenda
- Under President Trump, U.S. Factories Expand at Fastest Clip in More Than Four Years – The White House
- Trump Effect: American Manufacturing Is Roaring Back as Factory Activity Hits Four-Year High – The White House
- Trump says his aggressive trade policy is bringing back factory jobs. Is it?
- Did Trump’s Manufacturing Promises Work? | Rethink Trade
- JOBS REPORT: Trump Economy Roars Ahead with Big Private Sector Job Gains – The White House
From: Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks in Brewer, ME
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