Donald Trump: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001."

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Donald Trump and the number of manufacturing jobs Pennsylvania has lost Donald Trump focused a campaign rally in Harrisburg Thursday on bringing back manufacturing jobs to a state that's lost more than many others in the past decade. The presidential frontrunner bolstered his point by telling thousands of supporters at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and later added that Harrisburg, the state capital, "has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001." That seemed like a large percentage of jobs lost. So we decided to check the claim. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pennsylvania lost nearly 300,000 ... >> More

Origin: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump