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 November 21, 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 November 21, 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: November 21, 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 November 21, 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/
