U.S. hiring gains are expected to be slow in July 2012 in comparison to this time in 2011, according to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

The report also reveals that manufacturing-sector hiring is believed to slightly grow by a net of two points while a drop in service-sector hiring is anticipated by a net of 17.4 points from July 2011.

In fact, in the manufacturing sector, 44.7 percent of respondents say they plan to hire workers, and 8 percent expect to reduce the work force for a positive net of 36.7 percent. The other 63.3 percent say they have no plans for layoffs or hiring.

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