Tag: US Manufacturing

April Is Slow Growing

Spring is here, but cooler temperatures and rainy weather seem to have slowed down normal seasonal trends.  “Slight growth” is probably the best way to describe the growth for U.S. manufacturers in April.  The upside is that the overall US…

US Manufacturing Showed Signs of Rebounding in February

After reporting some contraction over the last five months, US manufacturing activity in February showed signs of a bounce back in the most recent ISM Manufacturing index. “Brad Holcomb, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Survey Business Committee, said in an…

Unemployment Sneaks Down To 4.9%

While global economic fluctuations sent the stock market on a wild ride in January, the US unemployment rate dropped another 0.1% to 4.9%, which is its lowest level since February 2008. Economists are projecting some more wage and inflation pressure…

Manufacturers Poised For Solid 2nd Half of Year

The Institute for Supply Management recently reported that its purchasing managers’ index edged up to 53.5 in June from 52.8 in May.  The ISM report showed factory orders and employment in June stood at their highest readings since December 2014. …

Salaries Trending Up Again

Salaries Trending Up Again US unemployment edged down to 5.5% in February.  Manufacturers added over 8000 new jobs.   Even as the strength of the US Dollar has cut into global profits, there continues to be an increase in new orders…

More Good Economic News

December 2014 was another good month.  US unemployment figures edged down in December from 5.8% to 5.6%, and US Manufacturing ended the year strong with an increase in activity.  With continued growth in consumer sales and production demands along with…

US Unemployment Is At a 6 Year Low

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported this month that employment in US manufacturing grew in October for the 16th consecutive month, registering 55.5 percent, which is an increase of 0.9 percent above the September reading of 54.6 percent.  Overall,…

TRG Manufacturing Division announces another successful search

Bruce Peacock & The Manufacturing Search Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of an General Manager search for an industry leading manufacturer of specialty polymer products.  This person will be responsible for…

August Was Another Good Month for Manufacturing!

Manufacturing in the US expanded in August and employment in manufacturing grew at its fastest pace since March 2013.  The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its index of national factory activity rose to 59.0 from 57.1 the month before. …