National Association of Manufacturers



Twitter Hastag #mfgfactThe Facts About Manufacturing in the United StatesManufacturing in the United States produces $1.8 trillion of value each year, or 12.2 percent of U.S. GDP. For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.48 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector.1Manufacturing supports an estimated 17.2 million jobs in the United States—about one in six private-sector jobs. Nearly 12 million Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing.2In 2011, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,060 annually, including pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $60,168.3Manufacturers in the United States are the most productive in the world, far surpassing the worker productivity of any other major manufacturing economy, leading to higher wages and living standards.4Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector R&D in the nation, driving more innovation than any other sector.5Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 10th largest economy in the world.61 HYPERLINK "" Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry Economic Accounts (2011).2 Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012), with estimate of total employment supported by manufacturing calculated by NAM using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2011). 3 HYPERLINK "" Bureau of Economic Analysis (2011).4 NAM calculations based on data from the United Nations, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the International Labour Organization.5 HYPERLINK "" National Science Foundation (2008).6 Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry Economic Accounts (2011) and International Monetary Fund (2011). ................
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