WASHINGTON--According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. manufacturers added 31,000 workers in February, and the manufacturing sector has increased employment by 264,264 workers since the end of 2016. Current manufacturing employment is 12.61 million employees, which is the highest level since December 2008.

WASHINGTON--The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that the United States added 196,000 factory jobs in 2017, including 25,000 jobs in December. Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, says that factory jobs are growing at a faster rate than jobs in the overall economy.