U.S. manufacturing creates high-wage jobs in the USA. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average manufacturing employee earns $103,000 a year. In a study done by the National Manufacturers Association (NAM), each manufacturing job creates 2 direct jobs (like transportation jobs) and indirect jobs (like the flower shop, dress shop or restaurant on main street) where manufacturing employees spend part of their $103,000.
Manufacturing is essential for our freedom. The U.S. military can’t afford to depend on foreign imports, especially from China for military equipment and hardware. Products like steel, iron, specialty metals, and electronics must be made in the USA. One reason for protecting these products with tariffs is to keep China from forcing U.S. companies out of business, then taking over the market at higher prices.
The Reshoring Initiative says 1.7 manufacturing jobs have been reshored to the USA since 2010. According to the to BLS, U.S. manufacturing jobs are increasing, now approaching 13 million through April of 2025. These numbers count only actual manufacturing jobs. They don’t count the hundreds of high wage construction workers who are currently working on sites at Nucor Steel in West Virgina, Intel in Columbus or smaller projects like TCL in the Ohio Valley with 200+ construction workers on site.
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