Jobs report mixed prior to sequester
Mar 08, 2013 | 06:09 PM
| Corinna Petry
Tags
employment statistics,
metals industry,
automotive,
machinery building,
economists,
Nigel Gault,
Jared Bernstein,
IHS Global Insight
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
CHICAGO — Primary metal producers shed 2,900 jobs in February, with employment dipping 0.7 percent, following the loss of only 100 jobs in January, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show.
Metal fabrication shops added 5,600 people to their payrolls in February, more than making up for a headcount reduction of 4,900 in January, the not-seasonally-adjusted figures indicate.....
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