Posted August 6, 2010
Manufacturing adds jobs in July
While total employment declined by 131,000 in July, and the unemployment rate remained at 9.5 percent, manufacturers added 36,000 jobs during the month.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that motor vehicles and parts had fewer seasonal layoffs than normal for July, contributing to a seasonally adjusted employment increase of 21,000. The industry had added 32,000 jobs in the first six months of the year. In July, employment in fabricated metals rose by 9,000. Manufacturing employment has expanded by 183,000 since December 2009.
The construction industry lost an additional 11,000 jobs in July; 10,000 construction
workers were off payrolls due to strike activity.
