Despite the downward dive of the rest of the nation, manufacturing in Western Pennsylvania is looking up.
Arecent survey of 100 manufacturers here reports a substantial increasein employment and a potential rise in future employment. A substantialmajority, 86 percent, will expand operations in the coming year, upfrom 71 percent in 2007.
Meanwhile, in the rest of the nation,manufacturing employment has declined 6 percent nationwide, accordingto the U.S. Dept. of Labor Statistics. The regional survey is conductedannually by Alpern Rosenthal and the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
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