The plastics industry in the United States employed just under one million people in 2021. Texas and Ohio had the most plastics industry employees in the country, at 75,100 each. This was followed by California, which had the most plastic industry employees the previous year.
Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2021, by select state (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Plastics industry in the U.S.
Overview
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Segments
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Companies
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Plastics Industry Association. (September 13, 2022). Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2021, by select state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association. "Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2021, by select state (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association. (2022). Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2021, by select state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association. "Number of Employees in The Plastics Industry in The United States in 2021, by Select State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association, Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2021, by select state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2021, by select state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Plastics Industry Association, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/