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.

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 pick to replace McEntarfer is yet to be confirmed by the US Senate.

The bureau found total non-farm payrolls, a widely watched indicator of US econ

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