São Paulo, September 11, 2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Manufacturing industries in São Paulo continued to fire workers in August. During this period the level of employment declined 0.26%, with the loss of 3,940 jobs, a figure close to half the cumulative total of jobs lost since the beginning of the year, 6,576 (-0.43%). Among the sectors in which job losses were most pronounced are mechanical and metallurgical industries. (DAS)