The U.S. economy added an average of 205,000 jobs per month from September through November, a very healthy clip. Roughly 54,000 new manufacturing jobs were added in November, BLS said, a number that included the GM workers returning. Data showed that within manufacturing, jobs in motor vehicles and parts was up by 41,000 in November. Overall, the sector has softened from the 264,000 manufacturing jobs added in 2018. Economists have warned that the mounting toll of Trump’s protracted trade war has strained global trade growth and slowed the creation of American jobs.

Source: Washington Post December 06, 2019 13:32 UTC