More Bad News: U.S. Manufacturing Sector Lost 51,000 Jobs in September
Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Executive Director Scott Paul has issued a brief statement regarding the latest jobs report issued this morning:
“The U.S. manufacturing sector lost 51,000 jobs in September 2008. Now more than ever, it is critical that the candidates for President and the Congress commit to an aggressive plan to stem the flow of manufacturing jobs overseas. Washington should quickly pivot its attention to the structural problems in our economy: a massive trade debt, a crumbling infrastructure, and competitive pressures that are eliminating good paying manufacturing jobs. Communities all over America are suffering. It?s time for Washington to respond.?
AAM is holding nine national Town Hall meetings in October and, as Paul notes, the focus is on ?Jobs, Jobs, Jobs?:
“The big picture is of lost jobs and excessive debt. In our Town Hall meetings, we?re asking voters to look at the positions of their elected officials. Are they helping to create and sustain productive American jobs? This is really a key issue for the November election.?
More information on AAM?s upcoming Town Halls is posted at: www.americanmanufacturing.org/keep-it-made-in-america/
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