Wright State report: Defense, manufacturing to create jobs

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Manufacturing and the defense industry will boost the Dayton-area economy during the second half of 2011, according to the latest Regional Economic Report from Wright State University.

Total employment for the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area — which includes Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble counties — is expected to grow more than 2,000 workers in the last quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2010, the report said. Although small, the uptick is significant because it stems the tide of job losses in recent years.