Administration touts manufacturing and construction job gains; transcript lists several numeric claims
In his Middletown remarks Vice President Vance cited specific counts—83,000 factory construction jobs since inauguration and 'more than 29,000' manufacturing jobs in 2026—without providing sourcing in the onstage remarks. Those figures should be verified against official labor reports.
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Vice President JD Vance told the Middletown crowd that the administration has overseen large gains in factory and construction employment: "We've added 83,000 factory construction jobs just since inauguration day," he said, and also asserted ‘‘more than 29,000 new jobs in the sector in 2026 so far.’’
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