Trump promises manufacturing jobs, but reality shows different numbers

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Manufacturing Job Reality Check

From 1997 to 2024, the U.S. lost around manufacturing jobs. Today, only of American workers are in manufacturing, down from 25% in 1970. When factories do return, they are filled with doing the work that humans used to do. Experts estimate that for every 10,000 manufacturing jobs from 50 years ago, only about would return today.
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