    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9941 of October 3, 2019

    National Manufacturing Day, 2019

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    Manufacturing is a pillar of the American economy, and the hard work and
    ingenuity of America's manufacturers and manufacturing workers bolster
    the strength of our Nation. On National Manufacturing Day, we recognize
    the individuals who drive this vital sector of our economy, and we
    recommit to restoring the glory of our proud heritage as a Nation of
    industrious builders of world-class products.
    Manufacturing spurs innovation and fuels economic growth, providing all
    Americans with opportunities to prosper and thrive. My Administration
    has worked tirelessly to promote increased opportunities for
    manufacturers and manufacturing workers after years of neglect. The Tax
    Cuts and Jobs Act, capital investment deductions, strong trade policies,
    and focused deregulations have all strengthened American businesses. Our
    policies and actions are delivering real results, with our economy
    having already added more than 512,000 manufacturing jobs since my
    election. In communities across our Nation, American workers and
    families are reaping the benefits of this industrial boom, with nominal
    average hourly earnings rising 3.2 percent over the past 12 months and
    the unemployment rate falling to a 50-year low.
    Along with many great benefits, our flourishing job market also presents
    new challenges. With more than 7 million open jobs in July, ensuring
    workers have access to the equipment and skills training they need to
    secure and thrive in high-demand jobs is critical to our Na

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    tion's continued prosperity. To accomplish this, I have increased
    apprenticeship opportunities, including through the Task Force on
    Apprenticeship Expansion. Last year, I also established the President's
    National Council for the American Worker. The council supports and
    promotes education programs that provide workers with the technical
    knowledge needed in today's economy. American employers and
    manufacturers are rising to the challenge, and more than 350
    organizations have signed our Pledge to America's Workers to provide
    more than 14 million employment and training opportunities for American
    workers.
    I am also renegotiating one-sided trade deals to ensure that American
    workers and manufacturers compete on a level playing field with foreign
    competitors. In 2018, I signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
    (USMCA), delivering on the promise I made to the American people to
    renegotiate the outdated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
    Once approved by the Congress, the USMCA will rebalance trade on our
    continent to once again benefit American producers, creating an
    estimated 50,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector alone. We have also
    amended the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) to include
    key provisions that enable increased American exports and protect high-
    paying manufacturing jobs in our Nation's auto industry. And just this
    past month, we renegotiated how international postal rates are set in
    order to ensure fairness for small- and medium-size American
    manufacturing companies.
    For too long, other nations have exploited the pioneering spirit of our
    country's entrepreneurs. My Administration is standing up to these bad
    actors around the world to protect American intellectual property,
    including innovative manufacturing techniques and new technology
    developed in the United States. In order to maintain our competitive
    edge in an increasingly global and technology-driven economy, we must
    protect the advancements and breakthroughs in industry that are vital to
    sustaining recent successes and accelerating growth. That is why we will
    continue working to put an end to intellectual property theft and other
    abusive practices through strong enforcement of our trade laws and
    efforts to strengthen our cyber infrastructure. We will never stop
    working to protect the American ingenuity that powers our robust economy
    and bolsters our national defense.
    The American workforce and manufacturing industry are the best in the
    world, and my Administration refuses to allow them to be left behind.
    The unrivaled work ethic of our tenacious working men and women will
    always set the global standard for workmanship and resourcefulness.
    Today, we celebrate the renaissance in American manufacturing that is
    restoring our country's dominance in global and domestic markets, and we
    recommit to building on these achievements in the years to come.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 4, 2019, as
    National Manufacturing Day. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
    entrepreneurs, innovators, and workers in manufacturing who are making
    our communities strong.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of
    October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the

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    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP