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Manufacturers Added Just 2,000 Workers in September
Manufacturers added just 2,000 workers on net in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This continues a trend of disappointing jobs growth over the past year. The sector hired 38,000...
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Manufacturers Added 9,000 Workers in December, But Jobs Numbers Were Weak...
Manufacturers added 9,000 net new workers in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was below the much-stronger hiring gains observed in October and November (17,000 and 31,000,...
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Manufacturers Have Averaged 15,500 Additional Hires Each Month from August to...
Manufacturers continued to expand their workforce in January, hiring an additional 21,000 employees on net to begin 2014. The Bureau of Labor Statistics have noted an uptick in jobs in the...
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Manufacturers Have Added Workers in Each of the Past 7 Months, with 6,000 in...
Manufacturing employment gains have been softer the past three months, with weather likely having a dampening effect. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that manufacturers added 6,000 net new workers...
View ArticleManufacturers Add 28,000 Workers in July, Averaging 22,000 Over the Past...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that manufacturers added 28,000 workers on net in July, its fastest pace in eight months. There were also revisions to May and June data, adding another 11,000 to...
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Hiring Growth Took a Holiday in August, with Manufacturing Employment Unchanged
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that manufacturing employment was unchanged in August, ending a 12-month streak of job gains in the sector. Over the course of the past year, manufacturers...
View ArticleManufacturing Job Growth Disappointed in September for the Second Straight Month
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that manufacturers added 4,000 net new workers in September. As such, manufacturing job growth has disappointed for the second straight month, with August’s figure...
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Manufacturers Added 15,000 Workers in October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that manufacturers added 15,000 net new workers in October, an improvement after softer data in August and September. Speaking of those months, the August and...
View ArticleJobs Numbers Strong in November; However Headwinds Remain
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that manufacturers added 28,000 net new workers in November, extending the revised increase of 20,000 in October. This was a relatively strong number, suggesting...
View ArticleBLS: Manufacturers Added 17,000 Workers in December
Manufacturers added 17,000 net new workers in December, extending the increase of 29,000 in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This continues to suggest that manufacturers are...
View ArticleBLS: Manufacturers Have Added Roughly 18,800 Workers per Month Since 2013
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that manufacturers added 22,000 net new workers in January, extending the 26,000 gain observed in December. These data included rather large upward revisions for...
View ArticleThe U.S. Unemployment Rate Fell to 5.5 Percent, the Lowest Since May 2008
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that manufacturers added 8,000 net new workers in February. This was slower than the pace seen in the past four months (October to January), which averaged 27,000...
View ArticleManufacturing Job Growth: December Stronger After Weak Year
While Manufacturers had a more positive month than expected, adding 8,000 jobs in December, 2015 will go down one of the softest years for employment growth in the sector since the Great Recession. All...
View ArticleManufacturing Job Growth: December Stronger After Weak Year
While Manufacturers had a more positive month than expected, adding 8,000 jobs in December, 2015 will go down one of the softest years for employment growth in the sector since the Great Recession. All...
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