Pennsylvania, Wisconsin lost the most factory jobs in the past year

[left-of-center2012]

Two swing states narrowly won by President Trump over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 were the sites of the greatest losses in manufacturing jobs between 2018 and 2019, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.

The agency's state employment survey found that Wisconsin has lost about 5,200 manufacturing jobs since August of last year. In Pennsylvania, losses of manufacturing jobs topped 7,700, according to the survey.

During his campaign, the president vowed to bring manufacturing jobs back from China and other countries, while accusing the Obama administration and other previous administrations of signing trade deals that resulted in factories moving overseas.

Trump carried the two states in 2016 despite a concerted effort by the Clinton campaign to hold on to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin having not previously voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1984.


https://thehill.com/policy/finance/462354-pennsylvania-wisconsin-lost-the-most-factory-jobs-in-the-past-year-report

[Tech]

1. But Foxconn

[gratuitous]

2. Gosh, how can Democrats capitalize on this news?

I mean, it's interesting and everything, but how can Democrats possibly use these job losses to point out any differences between Democrats and Republicans? Think, think.

[Sherman A1]

3. Andrew Yang - Automating manufacturing jobs led to Trump

[GusBob]

4. I think that when DT attacked Harley, he lost Wisconsin

fingers crossed