The data continue to show economic growth as the United States emerges from the recession. The foremost exception to this positive view is the nearly 3 million manufacturing jobs lost during recent years and not yet made up; a statistic frequently cited to "show" that we are still in a "jobless recovery."
In fact, however, more and more data are suggesting that the U.S. economy is also moving-albeit slowly-toward recovering jobs. Most recent is the quarterly Employment Outlook Survey just released by Manpower Inc. (Milwaukee). The survey reports that 28 percent of manufacturers expect to hire workers in the second quarter. This marks the third consecutive quarter of increased hiring, and is the most aggressive hiring pace in 3 years. Visit www.manpower.com to read the report.