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Manufacturing Jobs under Bill Clinton

Manufacturing Jobs went from 16.8M in Bill Clinton's first month to 17.3M at month 48: a change of +2.9%. At that point in office it ranks #3 of 9 administrations since 1969. Official data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Month 1
16.8M
Month 48
17.3M
Change
+2.9%
Rank at that point
#3 of 9
-15.6%-3.4%+8.9%Month 1Month 13Month 25Month 37Month 48Nixon, month 1: 0.0%Nixon, month 4: +0.7%Nixon, month 7: +1.1%Nixon, month 10: +1.0%Nixon, month 13: -0.1%Nixon, month 16: -1.2%Nixon, month 19: -3.0%Nixon, month 22: -6.8%Nixon, month 25: -6.2%Nixon, month 28: -6.9%Nixon, month 31: -7.1%Nixon, month 34: -7.1%Nixon, month 37: -6.2%Nixon, month 40: -5.0%Nixon, month 43: -4.7%Nixon, month 46: -2.9%Nixon, month 48: -1.5%NixonCarter, month 1: 0.0%Carter, month 4: +1.2%Carter, month 7: +2.6%Carter, month 10: +3.1%Carter, month 13: +4.4%Carter, month 16: +5.4%Carter, month 19: +6.5%Carter, month 22: +7.5%Carter, month 25: +8.9%Carter, month 28: +9.3%Carter, month 31: +9.7%Carter, month 34: +8.9%Carter, month 37: +8.3%Carter, month 40: +6.6%Carter, month 43: +2.7%Carter, month 46: +4.0%Carter, month 48: +4.7%CarterReagan, month 1: 0.0%Reagan, month 4: +0.4%Reagan, month 7: +0.8%Reagan, month 10: -0.4%Reagan, month 13: -3.2%Reagan, month 16: -5.2%Reagan, month 19: -7.3%Reagan, month 22: -9.6%Reagan, month 25: -10.4%Reagan, month 28: -9.9%Reagan, month 31: -8.5%Reagan, month 34: -6.8%Reagan, month 37: -5.4%Reagan, month 40: -4.1%Reagan, month 43: -3.4%Reagan, month 46: -3.3%Reagan, month 48: -3.3%ReaganBush 41, month 1: 0.0%Bush 41, month 4: 0.0%Bush 41, month 7: -0.4%Bush 41, month 10: -0.9%Bush 41, month 13: -1.4%Bush 41, month 16: -1.2%Bush 41, month 19: -2.0%Bush 41, month 22: -2.7%Bush 41, month 25: -4.0%Bush 41, month 28: -5.4%Bush 41, month 31: -5.8%Bush 41, month 34: -5.9%Bush 41, month 37: -6.8%Bush 41, month 40: -6.8%Bush 41, month 43: -6.9%Bush 41, month 46: -7.3%Bush 41, month 48: -7.1%Bush 41Bush 43, month 1: 0.0%Bush 43, month 4: -1.8%Bush 43, month 7: -4.3%Bush 43, month 10: -6.7%Bush 43, month 13: -8.9%Bush 43, month 16: -10.1%Bush 43, month 19: -10.8%Bush 43, month 22: -12.0%Bush 43, month 25: -13.1%Bush 43, month 28: -14.6%Bush 43, month 31: -15.8%Bush 43, month 34: -16.2%Bush 43, month 37: -16.5%Bush 43, month 40: -16.3%Bush 43, month 43: -16.2%Bush 43, month 46: -16.2%Bush 43, month 48: -16.5%Bush 43Obama, month 1: 0.0%Obama, month 4: -4.2%Obama, month 7: -7.2%Obama, month 10: -8.1%Obama, month 13: -8.8%Obama, month 16: -8.5%Obama, month 19: -8.0%Obama, month 22: -8.0%Obama, month 25: -7.5%Obama, month 28: -6.9%Obama, month 31: -6.5%Obama, month 34: -6.3%Obama, month 37: -5.8%Obama, month 40: -5.2%Obama, month 43: -4.9%Obama, month 46: -4.9%Obama, month 48: -4.9%ObamaTrump I, month 1: 0.0%Trump I, month 4: +0.3%Trump I, month 7: +0.5%Trump I, month 10: +1.1%Trump I, month 13: +1.6%Trump I, month 16: +2.2%Trump I, month 19: +2.8%Trump I, month 22: +3.2%Trump I, month 25: +3.7%Trump I, month 28: +3.7%Trump I, month 31: +3.7%Trump I, month 34: +3.2%Trump I, month 37: +3.4%Trump I, month 40: -7.7%Trump I, month 43: -2.9%Trump I, month 46: -1.9%Trump I, month 48: -1.5%Trump IBiden, month 1: 0.0%Biden, month 4: +0.4%Biden, month 7: +1.4%Biden, month 10: +2.6%Biden, month 13: +3.5%Biden, month 16: +4.9%Biden, month 19: +5.4%Biden, month 22: +6.1%Biden, month 25: +6.3%Biden, month 28: +6.1%Biden, month 31: +5.9%Biden, month 34: +5.8%Biden, month 37: +6.1%Biden, month 40: +5.7%Biden, month 43: +5.5%Biden, month 46: +4.6%Biden, month 48: +4.5%BidenTrump II, month 1: 0.0%Trump II, month 4: -0.1%Trump II, month 7: -0.3%Trump II, month 10: -0.6%Trump II, month 13: -0.7%Trump II, month 16: -0.6%Trump II, month 19: -0.3%Trump II, month 21: -0.2%Trump IIClinton, month 1: 0.0%Clinton, month 4: -0.1%Clinton, month 7: -0.3%Clinton, month 10: -0.1%Clinton, month 13: +0.4%Clinton, month 16: +0.8%Clinton, month 19: +1.4%Clinton, month 22: +2.1%Clinton, month 25: +2.8%Clinton, month 28: +2.9%Clinton, month 31: +2.6%Clinton, month 34: +2.6%Clinton, month 37: +2.5%Clinton, month 40: +2.4%Clinton, month 43: +2.6%Clinton, month 46: +2.9%Clinton, month 48: +2.9%Clinton
% change since each president's first month in office, months 1–48 of each term. Highlighted: Clinton.

All administrations at month 48

Manufacturing Jobs at month 48 in office, 9 administrations ranked on % change since month 1. Average of all 9: −2.5%.
RankAdministrationValue at month 48Change since month 1Latest / end of month 48Primary federal source
#1Jimmy Carter18.6M+4.7%18.6M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#2Joe Biden12.7M+4.5%12.7M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#3Bill Clinton17.3M+2.9%17.3M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#4Donald Trump (first term)12.2M−1.5%12.2M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#5Richard Nixon18.2M−1.5%18.2M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#6Ronald Reagan18.0M−3.3%18.0M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#7Barack Obama11.9M−4.9%11.9M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#8George H. W. Bush16.8M−7.1%16.8M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP
#9George W. Bush14.3M−16.5%14.3M (month 48)Bureau of Labor Statistics · MANEMP

Methodology and source verification

Total manufacturing employment in millions (BLS, monthly). Ranked on the % change since each administration's month 0.

Every administration is aligned to its own inauguration: month 1 is the month it took office, and the comparison runs to month 48 (the first term). Each administration is compared at the same month in office, so a president halfway through a term is never measured against another's full four years.

Primary source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), series MANEMP, refreshed hourly. Latest observation 2026-09-01, first published 2026-10-02. Full methods: methodology.

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