US manufacturing employment up for ninth month in a row
2 April 2014
US manufacturing employment increased for the ninth month in a row in March because of higher confidence about the economic outlook, according to the latest Markit Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index).
Wed, 2 April 2014US manufacturing employment increased for the ninth month in a row in March because of higher confidence about the economic outlook, according to the latest Markit Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index).
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, says: “The survey indicates that factory output growth has picked up again at the start of the year, presenting policymakers with an encouraging picture of a healthy good-producing sector that is generating jobs at the rate of 15-20,000 a month.”
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, says: “The survey indicates that factory output growth has picked up again at the start of the year, presenting policymakers with an encouraging picture of a healthy good-producing sector that is generating jobs at the rate of 15-20,000 a month.”
