Flemish enthusiasts at Steam Center Maldegem, a heritage center in northern Belgium, recently spent a cold day cutting spare boiler screws for their stable, which includes a Polish-built steam engine, the "General Maczek, " named for the Polish general who helped liberate Belgium in World War II.
The number of jobs being cut was relatively stable in the period and, while businesses said they expected to continue cutting jobs in the next four months, the rate would be less rapid than during the first half of the year.