Factory employment increases
Manufacturing employment provided a bright spot in an otherwise bleak employment report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The manufacturing sector added 9,000 jobs in June, while total nonfarm employment for the month declined by 125,000 jobs. The unemployment rate edged down to 9.5 percent.
The overall decline reflected a 225,000 decrease in the number of temporary employees working on Census 2010. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 83,000.
The manufacturing industry has added 136,000 jobs since December 2009.
Transportation and warehousing added 15,000 jobs. Since a recent low in February, this
industry has added 44,000 jobs. Mining employment continued to trend up in June, adding 6,000 jobs; the industry has gained 56,000 jobs since October 2009. Within mining, support activities added 7,000 jobs in June.
Construction employment decreased by 22,000 in June, with the largest decline in nonresidential specialty trade contracting. On net, construction employment has shown little change over the last four months.
Employment in other private-sector industries, including wholesale trade, retail trade, information, and financial activities showed little change in June.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MAGAZINE
The May/June issue of Industrial Supply magazine features an in-depth cover story about GHX Industrial. Plus, we're featuring articles by contributing writers Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam and Frank Hurtte, as well as interviews with numerous product and distribution industry experts.
