New Report Quantifies Industrial and Job Losses Under OBBBA Policies

The report, titled Bait and Switch, highlights that the legislative impact extends far beyond immediate project cancellations. Currently, more than 3,034 industrial sites face restrictive tax hurdles under the new act, placing an additional $695.2 billion in investment and nearly 1.2 million jobs at significant risk. These figures stem from a database of over 10,000 tracked sites, which researchers used to map the intersection of federal policy rollbacks and private sector development.

Beyond direct economic contraction, the Trump administration has aggressively targeted labor and safety standards. Federal data shows that OSHA inspections plummeted by 20% in 2025, while citations for willful safety violations dropped by 42%. Charlotte Brody, the Alliance’s Vice President of Health Initiatives, pointed to the weakening of the Risk Management Program and the delay of the Silica Rule as evidence of a broader retreat from worker protections. The administration has also stripped collective bargaining rights from federal employees across 30 agencies and dismantled various diversity and equity enforcement programs. Executive Director Jason Walsh described the shift as a deliberate dismantling of progress, urging a pivot toward policies that prioritize supply chain stability and the rights of the workforce.