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2016.09.15Trump Vows to Create 25 Million Jobs Over Next Decade nytimes.com (See also Promises vs Actions)
"Over the next 10 years, our economic team estimates that under our plan the economy will average 3.5 percent growth and create a total of 25 million new jobs. You can visit our website, just look at the math, it works."
2016.12.08Andrew Puzder is almost certain to approach his job as Labor secretary from the standpoint of an employer of low-wage workers, not as an advocate for those employees. latimes.com (See also Andrew Puzder, Department of Labor, Blue-Collar Workers)
2016.12.08Trump's pick for Labor Secretary is an outspoken critic of worker protections enacted by the Obama administration and minimum wage. nytimes.com (See also Andrew Puzder, Department of Labor, Blue-Collar Workers)
2017.01.11Former employees of Carl's Jr., Puzder's company, testified today on Capitol Hill, but not at Puzder's confirmation hearing. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) shot down the Democrat request to allow them to testify. m.motherjones.com (See also Andrew Puzder, Department of Labor, Alexander Acosta)
"I honestly can’t think of anyone less qualified to enforce laws that are supposed to protect employees."
2017.01.17General Motors announced a $1B U.S. investment, but the company stresses that this move was not influenced by the president-elect. nbcnews.com (See also False Statements)
2017.01.20Trump's inaugural address calls for people to "buy American and hire American," but his trademark "Make America Great Again hats" are made overseas. reuters.com
2017.01.23Trump’s press secretary said the federal workforce has seen a "dramatic expansion." It has not. vox.com (See also False Statements, Assaults on Facts)
2017.01.24A look at the jobs the Keystone XL Pipeline would create under Trump's executive order forbes.com (See also First 100 Days, Keystone XL Pipeline, Canada)
Construction jobs would be under 10,000 and temporary.
2017.02.02Ivanka Trump seeks ways to promote women in the workforce during D.C. soiree with business leaders. politico.com (See also Ivanka Trump, Women, Conflicts of Interest)
2017.02.02Protesters say the president's trip to a Wisconsin Harley-Davidson factory was canceled after they announced plans to demonstrate. washingtonpost.com (See also First 100 Days)
2017.02.08The unanswered question in Trump’s announcement of a $7 billion Intel investment. washingtonpost.com (See also First 100 Days)
2017.02.23Trump turns to manufacturing executives to help him develop measures to bring jobs back to the U.S., giving those business leaders a potentially influential hand in shaping his still-evolving economic policies. nytimes.com (See also First 100 Days)
2017.03.03White House announces that the Keystone XL pipeline is exempt from Trump's executive order requiring pipelines use American steel because the order specifies new construction and repairs.The Keystone XL does not meet those criteria because it is already under construction. thehill.com (See also Keystone XL Pipeline, First 100 Days)
2017.03.10Trump fails to beat Obama's jobs performance numbers. shareblue.com (See also First 100 Days, Promises vs Actions)
2017.06.06Pruitt’s claim that ‘almost 50,000 jobs’ have been gained in coal is false washingtonpost.com (See also Scott Pruitt, Assaults on Facts)
The number of new coal jobs since Trump became President is closer to 4,000 at best, as the administration is trying to spin other job labels to suggest a much larger increase.
2017.06.22Trump delivered speeches from factories at Boeing and Carrier, taking credit for the jobs he was saving, but they are now cutting hundreds of those positions. buzzfeed.com (See also False Statements, Domestic Policy)

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