Economists were expecting a similar gain. Excluding striking Verizon workers and the release of additional census workers, nonfarm payroll gained 204,000 jobs. New jobs in supply services and engineering and management services helped the services industry gain 200,000 jobs. The manufacturing industry followed a revised 119,000 decline in August with another 66,000 job losses in September. Decreases occurred in both durable and nondurable goods manufacturing, while electronic components continued to shine.
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Industrial machinery and equipment fell 9,000. Employment fell 9,000 in apparel. Rubber and miscellaneous plastics lost 8,000 jobs. Fabricated metal products endured a 6,000 decline. Electronic components added 4,000 jobs, upping its total since April 1999 to 46,000.