But then the numbers turned around , rising to 11.9 million at the beginning of 2012 and just under 12 million as of July . Manufacturing jobs reversed a long slide in 2010 . The U.S. economy added an average of 223,000 new private sector jobs per month from January 2009 to February 2010, according to the Labor Department. But employment in the sector remains far below its prerecession peak .
Manufacturing jobs reversed a long slide in 2010 . The U.S. economy added an average of 223,000 new private sector jobs per month from January 2009 to February 2010, according to the Labor Department. But employment in the sector remains far below its prerecession peak .