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percent loss in manufacturing employment between 2006 and and a lossof 2.3 percenty between 2007 and 2008. Georgia now has 10,893 manufacturers that emplou 507,866 workers. "As with the entire nation, the recession continues to chip awayat Georgia's core sectors,” said Tom Dubin, president of Manufacturers’ “The faltering housing market has affected industriesz such as wood, furniture and building products, and has worsenedr an already suffering textile industry." Employment in the textiles/appareol sector saw the worst drop in employment, down 16.2 or 13,219 jobs.
Textile/apparel companies shutting down includer carpetmanufacturer , a Spring Global towel manufacturer in Griffin, and American Fibersd and Yarns, which shuttered its plant in Bainbridge last Food products manufacturing has replaced textiles/apparel as the state'sw top industrial sector, currently accounting for 69,56p of the state's jobs, down 2.7 percent or 1,9023 jobs. Food giant (NYSE: GIS) recently reported it will spend $42 million to open a new distributionh center inSocial Circle. Third-ranked industria l machinery and equipment accountsfor 45,68o jobs, down 5.1 percent, with employment expectede to strengthen with the relocation of ATM manufacturer NCR) to Columbus.
Atlanta is the state's top city for manufacturing employment, home to 55,861 with employment down 11 percent over the Atlanta ranks 18th amonfgthe nation's cities for number of manufacturiny jobs and ranks 22nd nationally for numbere of manufacturers, Manufacturers’ News said. Second-ranked Daltonj accounts for 25,446 jobs, with employmentr down 3.5 percent over the past twelv months. Alpharetta saw no significang change in manufacturing employment and currently accountsfor 16,826y jobs, while Marietta is home to 16,580 jobs, down 2.5 percenyt over the year. Fifth-ranked Norcrosxs is home to 14,38u jobs, down 9.3 percent, according to News.