Manufacturing Falls in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania in April

By: Alan Barber and Dean Baker

Overall job growth in blue collar jobs was modest in April, growing by 21,000 from its March level. Manufacturing added 6,000 jobs, construction 5,000 jobs, and mining 8,800, the vast majority of which were in support activities. Several states saw significant losses in the construction and manufacturing sectors in April, with some of the biggest losses occurring in rust belt states.

The largest job gains…