U.S. Beer Industry Blames Trump Tariffs for 40,000 Job Losses
- Employment fell from 2016 to 2018: industry says in report
- Brewers are deciding how to absorb added aluminum-can cost
Photographer: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg
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The U.S. beer industry is blaming a jobs hangover on the Trump administration’s tariffs.
A report by two trade groups showed U.S. beer-industry jobs dropped 40,000 since 2016 as metal tariffs boosted aluminum-can costs, leading to a drop in investment. The biennial study by the Beer Institute and National Beer Wholesalers Association said direct, indirect and induced jobs fell to 2.19 million in 2018 from 2.23 million in 2016.