The plastics industry in the United States employed just under one million people in 2020. Texas and Ohio had the most plastics industry employees in the country, at 70,500 each. This was followed by California, which had the most plastic industry employees the previous year. However, there were roughly 10,000 jobs lost in California in 2020, mainly due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2020, by select state (in 1,000s)
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Plastics Industry Association. (September 21, 2021). Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2020, by select state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, 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 2020, by select state (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association. (2021). Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2020, by select state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 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 2020, by Select State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, 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 2020, by select state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830684/plastic-industry-employment-distribution-us-by-state/ (last visited May 23, 2022)