U.S. manufacturing - employees in production 1998-2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 28, 2022
This statistic represents the number of production workers within the manufacturing industry in the United States between 1998 and 2020. In 2020, the number of people were employed in this area dropped to 12.1 million.

Number of production workers within the U.S. manufacturing industry from 1998 to 2020 (in millions)

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Release date

July 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

1998 to 2020

Supplementary notes

The source defines production workers as 'persons engaged in production'.
The figures have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.

Figures prior to 2013 were taken from previous editions of the study.

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