Economic Recovery Continues in 2010: Institute for Supply Management
EMPLOYMENT
Change in Overall Employment
Manufacturing
ISM's Manufacturing Business Survey Committee members report that manufacturing employment decreased 7.1 percent since April 2009, and forecast that it will increase 1.5 percent in 2010. Thirty-two percent expect employment to be 8.4 percent higher, while 14 percent predict employment to be lower by 8.3 percent. The remaining 54 percent of respondents expect their employment levels to be unchanged in 2010. The 11 industries predicting increases in employment — in order of percentage increase — are: Transportation Equipment; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing(a); Machinery; Textile Mills; Paper Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; and Fabricated Metal Products.