Manufacturing Employment (seasonally adjusted)
Change from Previous Month
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

1996 -24 23 -37 12 17 5 -4 33 -2 15 8 9
1997 13 18 23 12 11 25 0 64 15 47 42 32
1998 34 6 10 -1 -12 -17 -186 143 -6 -46 -46 -17
1999 -23 -32 -26 -26 -9 -39 25 -31 -7 -6 8 -6
2000 8 0 17 -3 -23 21 28 -38 -55 -17 -11 -23
2001 -76 -76 -94 -134 -142 -140 -138 -146 -115 -147 -145 -115
2002 -124 -75 -74 -50 -54 -41 -39 -82 -49 -66 -66 -82
2003 -50 -80 -58 -110 -58 -62 -86 -39 -24 -16 -13 -19
2004 -6 -10 8 29 23 -8 0 16 -19 -9 -12 -14
2005 -26 8 -8 -12 -5 -18 -9 -11 -26 9 18 8
2006 5 -1 -1 19 -10 25 -23 -4 -9 -44p -15p
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Note: p = Preliminary figure, r = Revised