Economy Industrial Production

In this Dec. 4, 2009 photo, a steel worker at MRP in South Plainfield, N.J. fabricates a steel beam. According to company president David Floyd, the company had 75 employees at the facility a year ago and now has 130. Industrial production rose a better-than-expected 0.8 percent in November, a sign of recovery taking root in some parts of the economy.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)