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Washington and U.S. wage & salary manufacturing employment

Manufacturing wage & salary employment

Year Washington U.S.
2022 268,573 12,799,000
2021 259,270 12,333,000
2020 271,406 12,108,000
2019 293,615 12,808,000
2018 287,354 12,667,000
2017 283,783 12,438,000
2016 289,718 12,333,000
2015 291,196 12,331,000
2014 288,518 12,188,000
2013 286,464 12,022,000
2012 280,365 11,933,000
2011 268,941 11,730,000
2010 258,042 11,513,000
2009 265,745 11,840,000
2008 290,947 13,409,000
2007 293,106 13,869,000
2006 285,591 14,149,000
2005 271,718 14,223,000
2004 264,055 14,303,000
2003 267,230 14,506,000
2002 285,944 15,267,000

1980-2022

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  • The sharp drop in Washington manufacturing employment from 1998 to 2004 was due primarily to a loss of over 50,000 jobs in the aerospace sector; since then the sector has added over 23,000 jobs.
  • Over the last ten years, employment in manufacturing has dropped an average of 1.4% per year nationally. The reasons for the loss are two-fold -- productivity gains have allowed fewer workers produce more goods, and the relocation or contracting for manufacturing work overseas.

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Last updated
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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