Includes all full-time and part-time employees on the payrolls of operating manufacturing establishments during any part of the pay period that included the 12th of the month. Included are employees on paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses.
The statistic shows the most important U.S. states in terms of manufacturing employment in 2016, based on the number of manufacturing employees. Texas was ranked second with around 725,300 people employed in the manufacturing industry that year, about two thirds of which were production workers.
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ProQuest. (September 21, 2021). Leading U.S. states in terms of manufacturing employment in 2016, based on number of manufacturing employees (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/215360/us-manufacturing-employment-in-leading-states/
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