U.S. Manufacturing Employment: Trend Projection vs. Actual (November, 2022– December, 2025)

Numbers are in Thousands (000)

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Oct–Nov 2024 excluded from trend fitting due to the Boeing machinists’ strike (~33,000 workers, Sep–Nov 2024). These months are shown in the chart (orange dots) but do not influence the trend line.