Republicans hope strong blue-collar jobs numbers can stem November losses
“A series of studies by the Brookings Institution and economist Jed Kolko found that blue-collar jobs, an area of the economy usually associated with job loss and contraction, are growing at a faster rate than occupations in the service industry. Bureau of Labor Statistics data found that jobs in the goods producing industries — that includes manufacturing — grew 3% from August 2017 to August 2018. That is more growth than in the service sector, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics founds grew 1.6% over the same time.”