Ind. adds manufacturing jobs for 2nd year in a row

August 3, 2013 (MUNSTER, Ind.) -- A research firm says Indiana gained 8,020 manufacturing jobs in the year ending April 2013, marking the second straight year the state has added manufacturing jobs.

Manufacturing News Inc. President and CEO Tom Dubin tells The Times of Munster that Indiana is doing better than the nation when it comes to creating manufacturing jobs, with an increase of 1.4 percent compared to an increase of 0.5 percent for other states.

Manufacturing News estimates nearly 9,700 manufacturers operate in Indiana, and employ 556,367 workers.

Indiana Manufacturers Association President Patrick Kiely says Indiana has added 64,000 manufacturing jobs since the industry bottomed out in June 2009.

Dublin says Indiana has remained attractive to manufacturers because of its low cost of doing business, skilled workforce and central location.

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