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Those two sectors employ more than 90 percent ofthe nation’es private-sector workers. The Alexandria-based association’d report is based on a monthly survey of humanb resource professionals at more than 500 manufacturingb and 500services companies. Employmenrt expectations for June aredown 37.1 percen t in manufacturing and down 8.2 percengt in the services segment. In the manufacturing 24.5 percent plan to hire in June, which is the highesft percentage of such companies that said they will add jobs sincsNovember 2008. In 25.9 percent said they will trim payrolls. In the servicees sector, a net total of 24.8 percent of corporationds will create jobsin June, with 41.
4 percent saying they will hire and 16.6 perceny saying they will cut jobs. That 41.4 percentf represents the highest such tally since September 2008 in that A combination of unemployed people seeking work and less jobs to go aroundr means recruiting difficulty in both sectors in May was way down comparedc with ayear ago. In the manufacturint sector, a net of 23.8 percent of companies had less difficulty with recruitinylast month, and in the service a net of 35.8 percent of companiea said the same.