Employment in U.S. manufacturing during recessions | Statista

The statistic shows the percent change in U.S. manufacturing employment during recession periods from 1945 to 2009. During the recession from July 1990 to March 1991, employment in the manufacturing sector decreased by 3.2 percent.

Percent change in U.S. manufacturing employment during recessions between 1945 and 2009

Characteristic	Manufacturing (total)	Durable goods	Nondurable goods
Dec. 2007/ Jun. 2009	-14.6%	-17.5%	-9.8%
Mar. 2001/ Nov. 2001	-6.6%	-7.5%	-5%
Jul. 1990/ Mar. 1991	-3.2%	-4.3%	-1.4%
Jul. 1981/ Nov. 1982	-11%	-14.1%	-5.8%
Jan. 1980/ Jul. 1980	-5.2%	-6.5%	-3.1%
Nov. 1973/ Mar. 1975	-10.2%	-10.7%	-9.4%
Dec. 1969/ Nov. 1970	-7.9%	-11%	-3%
Apr. 1960/ Feb. 1961	-5.4%	-7.7%	-2.2%
Aug. 1957/ Apr. 1958	-8.6%	-12.2%	-3%
Jul. 1953/ May 1954	-8.4%	-11.2%	-4.3%
Nov. 1948/ Oct. 1949	-9.8%	-15.4%	-2.6%
Feb. 1945/ Oct. 1945	-19.9%	-30.2%	-1.2%

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April 2011

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Survey time period

1945 to 2009

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the data have been seasonally adjusted.

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