By Bill Koenig Manufacturers added 17,000 jobs in December, ending a mostly down year on an upswing.
Durable goods manufacturers generated the bulk of the monthly gain. Such companies increased employment by 15,000 jobs last month, according to a breakdown by industry issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Non-durable goods added another 2000 jobs.
Within durable goods, the biggest gainer was fabricated metal products, up 5800 jobs. Other sectors posting job increases included motorized vehicles and parts (up 2900), primary metals (up 2200) and furniture (up 2300).Computers and electronic parts lost 900 jobs. The transportation equipment category, which includes […]
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