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2025-12-16 21:45:27
Analyst Anstey stated that U.S. manufacturing employment has fallen to its lowest level since March 2022—clearly not what the Trump administration wanted. There are currently no signs that policies aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. will effectively boost job growth. Average hourly earnings growth has slowed to its most modest level since May 2021. While the 3.5% increase is still higher than the inflation rate, real wage growth is decelerating, which does little to alleviate the cost of living pressures on the population.
