When the final numbers of jobs reshored back to the U.S. in 2025 are tallied, the results will show nearly a quarter-million manufacturing positions were created in America last year. That’s according to projections provided by The Reshoring Initiative, the organization that specializes in tracking manufacturing jobs once outsourced to other countries but have since returned to the U.S. 
In tracking both the numbers of manufacturing jobs that come back to the U.S. every month—as well as foreign direct investment in America by other countries— the organization is expecting to announce that approximately 240,000 jobs were reshored in 2025. While those projects are down by about 7% from 2024, it’s not as bad as some observers predicted, Reshoring Initiative executives said. In addition, those projections do not include the value of reshoring and FDI projects cited by President Trump estimated at $20 trillion—but restated by Bloomberg at $7 trillion. These projects largely reflect companies in a “pending” posture—developing plans for U.S. reshoring or FDI that they intend to activate once tariff structures become firm. If/when these pending commitments move forward, job announcements are expected to surge.
“This is a solid outcome given the policy uncertainty, the inevitable lag between policy changes and project announcements and the media hype that has unsettled both consumers and companies,” said Harry Moser, founder of The Reshoring Initiative.
The goal
The goal of the The Reshoring Initiative—a non-profit organization—is to bring good, well-paying manufacturing jobs back to the United States by assisting companies in more accurately assessing their total cost of offshoring. Comprehensive research and analysis provided by the organization showed that since 2010 more than 2 million jobs have been announced as U.S. companies and foreign investors bring manufacturing closer to U.S. customers. The influx, the group said, has been driven largely by rising geopolitical risk, supply chain vulnerabilities and growing bipartisan support for American competitiveness.
The final 2025 reshoring report is expected to be released by mid-February.
