Metals producers shed jobs, fabricators up

Nov 08, 2010 | 12:28 PM |

U.S. nonfarm payroll employment rose by 919,000 in October, reflecting new jobs created in mining and several service-providing industries compared with a month earlier, according to government statistics.

However, the overall unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.....





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