In speeches and rallies, President Donald Trump paints a spirited picture of a manufacturing comeback. He wants to fill up half-empty factories, bring jobs back from overseas and restore America's ...

Manufacturing jobs have a reputation—and it's often not complimentary. The clichéd image of a manufacturing job is of dirty, backbreaking, low-paying labor. And women need not apply—it's an industry ...

It’s no secret that the American manufacturing sector has taken a huge hit over the last 50 years or so. In 1970, about a quarter of Americans were employed in manufacturing, according to data from ...

The U.S. manufacturing industry shed more workers in August despite policies from President Donald Trump's administration aimed at bolstering the sector. The United States lost 12,000 manufacturing ...

My 19-year-old nephew Evan Craig has always had a big personality. He’s voluble and super-charming. So I always thought he’d be successful in business. This summer, after completing his first year at ...