Manufacturing job creation in February was running at its fastest pace since late 2014, according to Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, giving President Trump a hot start in an area of focus for him.

The manufacturing sector added 28,000 jobs in the month, the most in more than a year, led by gains in food and machinery manufacturing.

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