U.S. Factory-Job Listings Signal Hiring May Slump Again in April
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Recent weakness in U.S. factory hiring may be more than a blip, according to data from Glassdoor Inc.
Economists project Friday’s jobs report will show manufacturing employment rebounded in April following the first decline in more than a year, but a Glassdoor report released Tuesday shows postings for factory positions fell 8.6 percent in April from a year earlier, compared with a 0.4 percent decline across all industries.