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The manufacturing industry added 5,000 jobs in July, a small improvement from May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Aug. 2.
That’s more than a 145% increase from July 2025, which saw 11,000 job cuts. Meanwhile, adjusted data shows 11,000 jobs were added in June. The BLS initially reported 3,000 jobs were added.
Manufacturing unemployment decreased by more than 33% to 550,000 workers in June, up from 544,000 a year ago.
In general, 23,000 jobs were cut across all U.S. industries, the BLS reported.
