In 2025, roughly million people were employed in the private sector manufacturing industry. That was a slight increase from a year prior, when the number of manufacturing workers was million people. The number of manufacturing jobs has significantly decreased over the observed period.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 18, 2026). Annual average number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual average number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2025 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Annual average number of private sector manufacturing employees in the United States from 1985 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 18, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/664993/private-sector-manufacturing-employment-in-the-us/
