Chart 15. Employment in manufacturing, seasonally adjusted, January 2000–December 2020 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2000

17,284

Feb 2000

17,285

Mar 2000

17,302

Apr 2000

17,298

May 2000

17,279

Jun 2000

17,296

Jul 2000

17,322

Aug 2000

17,287

Sep 2000

17,230

Oct 2000

17,217

Nov 2000

17,202

Dec 2000

17,181

Jan 2001

17,104

Feb 2001

17,028

Mar 2001

16,938

Apr 2001

16,802

May 2001

16,661

Jun 2001

16,515

Jul 2001

16,382

Aug 2001

16,232

Sep 2001

16,117

Oct 2001

15,972

Nov 2001

15,825

Dec 2001

15,711

Jan 2002

15,587

Feb 2002

15,515

Mar 2002

15,443

Apr 2002

15,392

May 2002

15,337

Jun 2002

15,298

Jul 2002

15,256

Aug 2002

15,171

Sep 2002

15,119

Oct 2002

15,060

Nov 2002

14,992

Dec 2002

14,912

Jan 2003

14,866

Feb 2003

14,781

Mar 2003

14,721

Apr 2003

14,609

May 2003

14,557

Jun 2003

14,493

Jul 2003

14,402

Aug 2003

14,376

Sep 2003

14,347

Oct 2003

14,334

Nov 2003

14,316

Dec 2003

14,300

Jan 2004

14,290

Feb 2004

14,279

Mar 2004

14,287

Apr 2004

14,315

May 2004

14,342

Jun 2004

14,332

Jul 2004

14,330

Aug 2004

14,345

Sep 2004

14,331

Oct 2004

14,332

Nov 2004

14,307

Dec 2004

14,287

Jan 2005

14,257

Feb 2005

14,273

Mar 2005

14,269

Apr 2005

14,250

May 2005

14,256

Jun 2005

14,227

Jul 2005

14,226

Aug 2005

14,203

Sep 2005

14,175

Oct 2005

14,192

Nov 2005

14,187

Dec 2005

14,193

Jan 2006

14,210

Feb 2006

14,209

Mar 2006

14,214

Apr 2006

14,226

May 2006

14,203

Jun 2006

14,213

Jul 2006

14,188

Aug 2006

14,159

Sep 2006

14,125

Oct 2006

14,075

Nov 2006

14,041

Dec 2006

14,015

Jan 2007

14,008

Feb 2007

13,997

Mar 2007

13,970

Apr 2007

13,945

May 2007

13,929

Jun 2007

13,911

Jul 2007

13,889

Aug 2007

13,828

Sep 2007

13,790

Oct 2007

13,764

Nov 2007

13,757

Dec 2007

13,746

Jan 2008

13,725

Feb 2008

13,696

Mar 2008

13,659

Apr 2008

13,599

May 2008

13,564

Jun 2008

13,504

Jul 2008

13,430

Aug 2008

13,358

Sep 2008

13,275

Oct 2008

13,147

Nov 2008

13,034

Dec 2008

12,850

Jan 2009

12,561

Feb 2009

12,380

Mar 2009

12,208

Apr 2009

12,030

May 2009

11,862

Jun 2009

11,726

Jul 2009

11,668

Aug 2009

11,626

Sep 2009

11,591

Oct 2009

11,538

Nov 2009

11,509

Dec 2009

11,475

Jan 2010

11,460

Feb 2010

11,453

Mar 2010

11,453

Apr 2010

11,489

May 2010

11,525

Jun 2010

11,545

Jul 2010

11,561

Aug 2010

11,553

Sep 2010

11,563

Oct 2010

11,562

Nov 2010

11,585

Dec 2010

11,595

Jan 2011

11,621

Feb 2011

11,654

Mar 2011

11,675

Apr 2011

11,704

May 2011

11,713

Jun 2011

11,727

Jul 2011

11,746

Aug 2011

11,764

Sep 2011

11,769

Oct 2011

11,780

Nov 2011

11,770

Dec 2011

11,802

Jan 2012

11,838

Feb 2012

11,860

Mar 2012

11,898

Apr 2012

11,916

May 2012

11,927

Jun 2012

11,936

Jul 2012

11,964

Aug 2012

11,960

Sep 2012

11,954

Oct 2012

11,961

Nov 2012

11,950

Dec 2012

11,960

Jan 2013

11,983

Feb 2013

11,996

Mar 2013

11,999

Apr 2013

12,000

May 2013

12,000

Jun 2013

12,004

Jul 2013

11,984

Aug 2013

12,014

Sep 2013

12,032

Oct 2013

12,056

Nov 2013

12,079

Dec 2013

12,083

Jan 2014

12,081

Feb 2014

12,106

Mar 2014

12,120

Apr 2014

12,134

May 2014

12,146

Jun 2014

12,170

Jul 2014

12,189

Aug 2014

12,208

Sep 2014

12,226

Oct 2014

12,259

Nov 2014

12,284

Dec 2014

12,292

Jan 2015

12,292

Feb 2015

12,301

Mar 2015

12,312

Apr 2015

12,318

May 2015

12,333

Jun 2015

12,334

Jul 2015

12,349

Aug 2015

12,345

Sep 2015

12,354

Oct 2015

12,362

Nov 2015

12,357

Dec 2015

12,362

Jan 2016

12,383

Feb 2016

12,365

Mar 2016

12,342

Apr 2016

12,353

May 2016

12,332

Jun 2016

12,350

Jul 2016

12,372

Aug 2016

12,348

Sep 2016

12,347

Oct 2016

12,345

Nov 2016

12,342

Dec 2016

12,355

Jan 2017

12,367

Feb 2017

12,382

Mar 2017

12,393

Apr 2017

12,405

May 2017

12,406

Jun 2017

12,418

Jul 2017

12,419

Aug 2017

12,460

Sep 2017

12,470

Oct 2017

12,491

Nov 2017

12,510

Dec 2017

12,539

Jan 2018

12,559

Feb 2018

12,589

Mar 2018

12,610

Apr 2018

12,636

May 2018

12,657

Jun 2018

12,686

Jul 2018

12,707

Aug 2018

12,719

Sep 2018

12,740

Oct 2018

12,764

Nov 2018

12,779

Dec 2018

12,802

Jan 2019

12,828

Feb 2019

12,830

Mar 2019

12,826

Apr 2019

12,825

May 2019

12,817

Jun 2019

12,822

Jul 2019

12,820

Aug 2019

12,820

Sep 2019

12,814

Oct 2019

12,769

Nov 2019

12,818

Dec 2019

12,809

Jan 2020

12,792

Feb 2020

12,799

Mar 2020

12,718

Apr 2020

11,414

May 2020

11,657

Jun 2020

11,999

Jul 2020

12,037

Aug 2020

12,068

Sep 2020

12,123

Oct 2020

12,155

Nov 2020

12,196

Dec 2020

12,231

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.