Manufacturing Employment by state
Nearly 9 percent of all nonfarm workers in the United States work for a
manufacturer, but manufacturing has played an outsized role in recent economic
recovery. Some states are more closely tied to production than others, and in
several states, a large percentage of overall employment is devoted to working for a
manufacturer.
The map shows what percentage of each state's workforce is employed in
manufacturing.
WA
9.2
MT
4.0
OR
9.8
ID
8.4
NV
3.2
ND
6.1
MN
10.6
CO
5.3
IL
9.3
KS
11.4
OK
8.2
NM
4.3
TX
7.2
NY
5.0
MI
12.0
IA
13.2
NE
9.6
CA
7.8
WI
15.6
SD
9.2
WY
3.6
UT
8.6
AZ
5.8
ME
8.2
OH
11.8
IN
15.6
MO
8.9
KY
11.6
PA
9.3
WV
7.0
VA
6.2
NC
10.5
TN 10.4
AR
12.9
LA
6.8
MS
11.8
AL
12.0
VT 9.6
NH 9.6
M A 7.2
RI 8.2
CT 9.0
NJ 6.1
DE 5.8
MD 4.3
DC X
GA
8.2
SC
10.8
FL
3.9
AK
4.6
HI
2.6
States with the
highest and
lowest shares of
manufacturing
employment
Top 5 States
Indiana16.4%
Wisconsin16.1%
Arkansas13.6%
Michigan12.8%
Alabama12.7%
Bottom 5 States
Hawaii2.2%
Wyoming3.1%
Nevada3.3%
New Mexico 3.6%
Montana3.9%
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
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