BLS: Manufacturing Job Openings Climb, Separations Decrease According to a news release issued by the Bureau of La- bor Statistics (BLS) about the 2026 Job Openings and La- bor Turnover Survey, job openings for manufacturing rose by 24,000 to 474,000 in April. At the same time, the March job openings level of 450,000 was revised downward from 462,000 in the previous report. Nondurable goods openings in April stayed the same at 153,000, while durable goods job openings moved up 25,000 to 321,000. The manufacturing job openings rate ticked up to 3.6 percent from 3.4 percent in March and was up from 2.9 percent the previous year. The rate for nondu- rable goods manufacturing was unchanged at 3.1 percent, and the durable goods manufacturing rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 3.9 percent.
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CORRUGATED REPLACEMENTS, INC. www.corrugatedparts.com
Corrugated Replacements, Inc. is a production powerhouse that manufactures high quality machine parts and replace- ment parts for the corrugated and paperboard converting industries. CRI can redesign, engineer, and manufacture any part while providing a rapid turn-around rate, keeping machines running at their peak performance and limiting down time.
C.U.E., INC. www.AnvilCovers.com
Makers of single and dual-width Timesaver® Anvil Covers, the premier urethane anvil cover for corrugated die cutting. Timesaver® covers feature construction of solid steel back- ing and solid steel locking components to ensure a precise fit every time. C.U.E., Inc. also offers Dura-Latch and Cor- Lock anvil covers, and urethane Lead Edge Feed Wheels.
EMBA www.embausa.com
The EMBA group supports a complete line of corrugated converting machinery for the worldwide market. EMBA’s Quick Set technology enables the highest productivity across a broad range of converting equipment, from mini to super jumbo. EMBA also includes the McKinley jumbo line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters as well as ser- vice, rebuilds and upgrades for both EMBA and McKinley.
In the larger economy, the number of job openings ad- vanced to 7.6 million, a gain of 731,000 from March and 520,000 higher than the previous year. The job openings rate stepped up to 4.6 percent from 4.2 percent in March and 4.3 percent in April 2025. This data reflects an overall labor market that has eased back to pre-pandemic levels but continues to remain relatively tight from a historical perspective. The number of hires in the overall economy declined 419,000 to 5.1 million in April and 275,000 below the pre- vious year. The hires rate for the overall economy moved down 0.3 percentage points in April to 3.2 percent. Mean- while, the hires rate for manufacturing edged down to 2.3 percent from 2.4 percent in March and 2.5 percent in April 2025. The hires rate for durable goods was unchanged at 2.1 percent, while the hires rate for nondurable goods fell 0.6 percentage points to 2.4 percent. In the larger economy, total separations, which in- clude quits, layoffs, discharges and other separations, de- creased 399,000 from March to 5.0 million and 292,000 from the previous year. The total separations rate declined 0.3 percentage points to 3.1 percent for the overall econo- my but stayed the same for manufacturing at 2.2 percent, though down from 2.5 percent the year prior. Within that rate, layoffs and discharges edged up 5,000 in April for manufacturing, while quits ticked down by 1,000. The quit and layoff rates continued to remain lower for manufactur- ing than the total nonfarm sector. The full release is available for viewing at www.bls.gov .
EAGLEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com
Eaglewood Technologies offers trusted cleaning technolo- gies for the world’s best printers and converters. Solutions include the award winning Sitexco+ Anilox Laser System, the Nanovis Parts Washing System, the Sitexco L10 Label System, the innovative Sanilox™ System or Alphasonics solutions. We also offer Xpress™ mobile cleaning service at your facility or ours. ESKO www.esko.com ArtiosCAD and Kongsberg are the most trusted names in CAD/CAM solutions. Esko’s ArtiosCAD is the most widely used CAD software in the world. Esko’s Kongsberg series of tables brings you reliable, outstanding quality for sample- making and short run production.
DOMINO www.dominodigitalprinting.com
Domino is a leading manufacturer and distributor of digital printing and product identification solutions. Celebrating its 44th year, Domino is headquartered in the UK and North America headquarters are Illinois. Domino has 25 subsid- iaries, representation in over 120 countries, and over 2,900 employees worldwide .
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