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“ISM®’s Employment Index registered 52.7 percent in July, which is a decrease of 2.8 percentage points when compared to the 55.5 percent reported in June, indicating growth in employment for the third consecutive month. An Employment Index above 50.6 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data on manufacturing employment.
”Of the 18 manufacturing industries, in July, 10 industries reported employment growth in the following order: Textile Mills; Printing & Related Support Activities; Paper Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Machinery; Furniture & Related Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Fabricated Metal Products; and Computer & Electronic Products. The five industries reporting a decrease in employment in July are: Petroleum & Coal Products; Primary Metals; Plastics & Rubber Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; and Chemical Products….” Please visit this link to read the full report: InstituteSupplyManagement NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC |
10 August 2015
• U.S. Manufacturing Employment Index — July 2015
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