The American factory worker is experiencing an economic renaissance amid President Trump’s policies to revitalize U.S. manufacturing.
The average weekly paycheck for a nonsupervisory durable goods factory worker is up 7.4 percent from a year ago, according to data released by the Department of Labor on Friday. Hourly pay is up 5.3 percent and the average workweek has expanded, particularly due to rising overtime.
Pay growth continued in May. Hourly wages rose 0.4 percent and weekly wages climbed 0.6 percent.
Durable goods manufacturing includes workers making cars, steelworkers, and other employees in fabricated metals, and those building…
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