Research
The State of American Manufacturing
The White House
October 10, 2026
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The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) evaluated President Trump’s impact on the manufacturing sector— reviewing his second term to date. Reviewing a wide range of evidence, the data demonstrates that the manufacturing sector is seeing robust growth with the Trump Administration’s pro-growth policies.
Manufacturing jobs are reshoring in America after the Biden Administration shipped over 200,000 American jobs overseas in its last two years, factory construction is soaring as President Trump’s tariff policies incentivized companies to make their products here in the USA.
Made-in-America manufacturing positions the United States at the forefront of critical industries for our national security, including aerospace, aircraft equipment, natural gas and petroleum production, and metals. Now the world’s largest energy exporter, the United States continues to strengthen its leadership across the energy sector, while a new renaissance in American steel production is reinforcing domestic industrial capacity.
The manufacturing resurgence we are witnessing reinforces America’s dominance as a global leader, but also has positive impacts on the labor sector as we see more American jobs, increased wages, and company expansions that stimulate Main Street local economies and communities nationwide.
The CEA analysis outlines how the United States is pioneering the technology frontier, reshoring production, and President Trump’s pro-growth, pro-investment approach is contributing to a new American Golden Age.
