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We're not seeing much construction. other areas cutting jobs as well include transportation, think about those couriers and those messengers, and leisure and hospitality and the government. they're up there as well, don. >> all right. so everyone wants to know about hiring, right. so who's adding to the payroll these days? hopefully, you know, a lot of people are, but who's adding really? >> reporter: the truth is a lot of people aren't hiring right now. that's evident by the numbers we're taking a look at. but the standout would be manufacturing, adding about 11,000 jobs and that's the first ...

Here, martha, is that the advantage number of hours worked rose in july, even as the number of temp workers being hired fell. these are both signs that employers plan to squeeze the employees they already have, rather than engage in new hiring, martha. martha: we've seen reluctance an that front for -- on that front for new jobs. tell us some of the bright spots, how is the white house presenting this picture to america today? >> reporter: well, some sectors doing better than others. the manufacturing sector, for example, added 36,000 jobs in july, for a total of 183,000 jobs this year. presid...