Pasadena, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/10/2012 -- March was a good month for manufacturing jobs in the U.S. In fact, manufacturing in general is growing at a steady pace, with factories adding numerous jobs and increasing output up to 53.4% last month, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

In the past three months alone, manufacturers have added 100,000 jobs, adding a big boost to the economy, which is definitely needed right now. With these job gains occurring in conjunction with increased consumer activity, the economy is finally growing at a more desirable pace.

These increases mean now is the time to try to get a job. Many job seekers have given up looking due to a lack of available positions, but with this dramatic rise in manufacturing jobs, looking for work might get a bit easier now. Not as easy as it was before the recession, but definitely easier than in the past couple of years.

To take advantage of this, job seekers should make use of EmploymentCrossing.com, a site dedicated to collecting open job positions from all across the web. This dramatically increases a person's chances of finding positions to apply for because the site doesn't accept ads. Unlike other job sites, applicants won't be inundated with the exact same positions over and over again. Instead, they'll gain access to jobs that aren't well publicized, including those listed only on an employer's website.

By taking advantage of this resource, those new 100,000 manufacturing jobs ought to be ripe for the taking for studious applicants.