Posted June 4, 2010
29,000 manufacturing jobs added in May
Manufacturing employment increased by 29,000 in the month of May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Factory employment has risen by 126,000 over the past five months. Within manufacturing, both fabricated metals and machinery added jobs in May.
Employment in construction declined by 35,000, largely offsetting gains in the industry in the prior two months. May's job loss was spread throughout the sector.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 431,000 for the month, reflecting the addition of 411,000 temporary workers for Census 2010. The unemployment rate edged down to 9.7 percent, the same rate as in the first three months of 2010.
