U.S. manufacturing activity slowest in more than 1-1/2 years as workers quit

Ruud Gullit4 years ago09 mins

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. factory activity grew at its slowest pace in more than 1-1/2 years in April amid a rise in workers quitting their jobs, and manufacturers are becoming more anxious about supply over the summer because of China’s zero tolerance COVID-19 policy. The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Business…

As manufacturing jobs decline, some workers struggle to climb into the middle class

Ruud Gullit4 years ago016 mins

EJ Jenkins poses for a portrait near one of many recently closed schools in Gary, Indiana. A longtime resident of the city and a steel worker at US Steel Gary Works, Jenkins has seen his community change. For EJ Jenkins, steel has played a vital role in his life and his hometown. “You had factory…