US Manufacturers in a Rut Despite Presidential Focus

Sluggish but Stabilized Industrial Growth Is Still Sluggish

Manufacturers may be able to resist a recession, but it's not clear where the growth will come from to break companies out of their current rut.

U.S. politicians want to reshore manufacturing. But what makes it so special?

One hope for reshoring manufacturing is it could help revitalize the heartland. NPR's Planet Money team dives deep into the economic theory and evidence behind this idea.

US manufacturers in rut despite subsidies

WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much, but they share a conviction that the government should help American manufacturers, one way or another.

US manufacturers in a rut despite presidential focus

WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much, but they share a conviction that the government should help American manufacturers, one way or another.

The Hidden Policy Keeping American Guns - & Jobs ~ Made in the USA

Opinion midjourney7-2025 The U.S. gun industry is something special. While cars and gadgets got shipped off to cheap labor overseas, many gun makers skipped that chase, pumping out revolvers and rifles from factories in the good old USA. But have you ever thought about why? It turns out that regulations like the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) played a huge role, acting as an early version of the protectionist punch that Donald …

What could it take to bring back US manufacturing jobs?

Through the ongoing implementation of tariffs, President Donald Trump is forcing companies to start producing goods in the U.S. but that may not be achievable in the short term.Federal data reveals that nearly half a million manufacturing jobs remain unfilled as workers move toward better-paying careers.Although new factory construction has tripled in the past five years, recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the manufacturing se…