FIRST ON FOX: Critical blue collar manufacturing jobs in the U.S.are making inroads after years of Biden-era offshoring hollowed out the workforce, according to a new economic report.A Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) report says 72,000 manufacturing jobs have been added in 2026 alone, many of them due to a rise in the manufacturing of durable goods like metal and transportation equipment.
The advisors say this is a reverse of a Biden-era trend that saw 200,000 manufacturing jobs disappear in the last two years of the former president's administration.Not only is the current administration's focus on re-shoring jobs contributing to the uptick, but so are his tariff policies, according to the CEA, a White House agency responsible for providing President Donald Trump with economic analysis.AMERICA’S NEW BLUE-COLLAR JOB BOOM IS ONE NOBODY SAW COMING — AND IT’S JUST GETTING STARTEDA Corning employee handles optical fiber as part of the manufacturing process that supports broadband and telecommunications infrastructure.(Courtesy of Corning)In particular, Trump's landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) has laid the groundwork for American companies to expand in the United States, instead of shipping jobs overseas, according to the report.
The bill's provisions include allowing manufacturers an immediate 100% tax deduction on expenses related to new factory building, and purchasing machinery and equipment.The report highlights success stories from corporations that are reinvesting in Americans and expanding their businesses.LARGEST-EVER US STEEL PLANT IS COMING TO A KEY RED STATE AS TRUMP UNVEILS $15B INVESTMENTFor example, the 100% expensing provision in the OBBB has helped Jergens, a manufacturing company based in Ohio, expand to Illinois."Since the passage of the bill [OBBB], our employees are voluntarily working additional hours," the company's CEO, Jack Schron, said."They are keeping more of what they earn, putting more money back into the American econo...