The U.S. manufacturing sector is not in a good place. The latest poor results came from the government’s jobs report on Friday. The Labor Department reported that manufacturers lost 2,000 jobs in September, well below the 18,000 positions it added this time last year and even below the 2,000 gain it saw in August. Machinery and transportation manufacturing, which includes the production of cars, trains and ships, have seen some of the worst deceleration over the last year. Machinery’s net job gains over the last 12 months slowed to just 6,000 by September, while transportation trickled to a 23-month low of 23,000 ... (full story)