This statistic shows the number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2023. In 2023, roughly 14.92 million people were employed in the private sector manufacturing industry.
Number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Private Sector Manufacturing Employees in The United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/