Washington: The latest employment report in the United States is bad news for a president whose agenda revolves around returning America to a “golden age” , driven largely by a resurgence in manufacturing.

It shows jobs growth continues to stagnate, with just 22,000 positions created in August - while job losses in manufacturing were 12,000 for the month, and 78,000 for the year to date.

Manufacturing job losses totalled 78,000 for the year so far, despite the Trump administration’s bid to restore US factories. Credit: Bloomberg

Last time Donald Trump received a weaker than expected jobs report from the Bureau of Labour Statistics - a month ago - he ordered the sacking of the agency’s commissioner , economist Erika McEntarfer.

This time, there’s no figurehead to blame. Trump’s

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