Employment growth in manufacturing and child day care services for high- and low-manufacturing-density counties by region, 2009–2024
| Manufacturing employment growth | Child care employment growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-manufacturing-density counties | Non-manufacturing counties | High-manufacturing-density counties | Non-manufacturing counties | |
| USA | 12.1% | 1.9% | 14.2% | 28.5% |
| Midwest | 13.4% | 2.2% | 14.1% | 44.5% |
| Northeast | -1.4% | -13.6% | 17.3% | 26.4% |
| South | 15.9% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 22.3% |
| West | 11.9% | 4.4% | 40.1% | 34.1% |
Note: High-manufacturing-density counties defines as having more than 9% manufacturing employment share (national average in 2009).
Source: EPI analysis of BLS QCEW data.