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(AMM) Metals producers add jobs, but fabricators see layoffs

September 03, 2010 - 18:32 GMT Location: CHICAGO

KEYWORDS: producers , fabricators jobs , Bureau of Labor Statistics

The primary metals industry gained 700 jobs in August vs. the previous month and has added 20,500 jobs since August 2009, a 5.8-percent increase year on year, according to data issued Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics .

The fabricated metal products industry lost 1,700 jobs month on month but has added 29,500 jobs since August 2009, for a year-on-year gain of 2.3 percent.

The U.S. manufacturing sector shed 27,000 jobs in August compared with July, down 0.2 percent, and the employment levels were down 3,000 jobs or flat on a percentage basis from August 2009,...

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