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January report cites a 25,000 increase in specialty‑trades jobs linked to factory groundbreakings

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January 2026 employment data show a 25,000 increase in specialty‑trades employment, and supporting data link that increase to factory groundbreakings.

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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued a statement on the January 2026 Employment Situation report noting 172,000 private-sector jobs added and strong construction growth, including a 25,000 increase in specialty trades tied to factory groundbreakings. She attributed the gains to President Trump’s policies such as America First and the Working Families Tax Cuts, said federal employment is at its lowest level since 1966, and said the Department of Labor will focus on upskilling and reskilling workers to fill new jobs.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics' January 2026 Employment Situation reports construction added 33,000 jobs in January and specifically notes a +25,000 gain in nonresidential specialty trade contractors (BLS, Feb 11, 2026). The Department of Labor statement repeats the 25,000 figure and attributes it to “factory groundbreakings” and the President’s investments, but the BLS release and independent reporting do not attribute that month’s specialty‑trades gain to factory groundbreakings or to specific federal investments. Verdict: Misleading — the +25,000 increase is real and documented by BLS, but the causal claim that it came from factory groundbreakings or was a direct result of the President’s investments is unsupported by the BLS report or other independent sources.

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  1. Update · Feb 12, 2026, 05:46 AMMisleading
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics' January 2026 Employment Situation reports construction added 33,000 jobs in January and specifically notes a +25,000 gain in nonresidential specialty trade contractors (BLS, Feb 11, 2026). The Department of Labor statement repeats the 25,000 figure and attributes it to “factory groundbreakings” and the President’s investments, but the BLS release and independent reporting do not attribute that month’s specialty‑trades gain to factory groundbreakings or to specific federal investments. Verdict: Misleading — the +25,000 increase is real and documented by BLS, but the causal claim that it came from factory groundbreakings or was a direct result of the President’s investments is unsupported by the BLS report or other independent sources.
  2. Update · Feb 12, 2026, 04:25 AMMisleading
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics January 2026 Employment Situation reports construction added 33,000 jobs in January and specifically lists a +25,000 gain for nonresidential specialty trade contractors. The Department of Labor statement repeats the 25,000 uptick but attributes it to “factory groundbreakings” and presidential investments; the BLS release itself contains no analysis or evidence linking the specialty‑trade gain to factory groundbreakings or to particular federal investments. Verdict — Misleading: the numeric increase is accurate and documented by BLS, but the causal attribution to factory groundbreakings (and to the President's investments) is not supported by the cited report.
  3. Original article · Feb 11, 2026
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