Figure A
Nearly 5 million manufacturing jobs and more than 91,000 plants have been lost since 1997: Change in number of manufacturing establishments (actual), and change in manufacturing employment (thousands), 1997–2018
| Change in number of establishments (total of all years=91,403) | Change in employment, in thousands (total of all years=4,729,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -578 | 297 |
| 1999 | -3,835 | -269 |
| 2000 | -3,606 | -66 |
| 2001 | -4,712 | -364 |
| 2002 | -6,665 | -1495 |
| 2003 | -8,155 | -722 |
| 2004 | -4,904 | -434 |
| 2005 | -2,231 | -18 |
| 2006 | -1,447 | -55 |
| 2007 | -2,849 | -244 |
| 2008 | -5,943 | -311 |
| 2009 | -13,551 | -1451 |
| 2010 | -11,283 | -755 |
| 2011 | -5,515 | 222 |
| 2012 | -2,938 | 223 |
| 2013 | -4,220 | 101 |
| 2014 | -4,056 | 121 |
| 2015 | -2,129 | 192 |
| 2016 | -999 | 33 |
| 2017* | -782 | 50 |
| 2018* | -1,005 | 216 |
*Establishment estimates for 2017 and 2018 are from analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns data for 2016–2018, compared with U.S. Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics data for 1997–2016.
Note: Each bar shows change since previous year.
Sources: Employment numbers: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Statistics establishment employment data. Establishment numbers: EPI analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics data for 1997–2016 and U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns data for 2016–2018.
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