Figure 7. Northeast annual percent change in durable and nondurable goods manufacturing employment, not seasonally adjusted, 1990–2019
Year Durable goods, annual percent change Durable goods, average annual percent change by decade Nondurable goods, annual percent change Nondurable goods, average annual percent change by decade

1990

-1.7 -1.9

1991

-6.8 -1.7 -4.9 -1.9

1992

-4.9 -1.7 -1.9 -1.9

1993

-3.6 -1.7 -1.0 -1.9

1994

-0.9 -1.7 -1.6 -1.9

1995

0.5 -1.7 -2.0 -1.9

1996

-0.8 -1.7 -2.5 -1.9

1997

0.5 -1.7 -0.4 -1.9

1998

0.9 -1.7 -1.1 -1.9

1999

-2.0 -1.7 -2.1 -1.9

2000

-0.1 -4.4 -1.9 -4.6

2001

-4.4 -4.4 -5.4 -4.6

2002

-9.6 -4.4 -6.5 -4.6

2003

-6.5 -4.4 -5.1 -4.6

2004

-1.9 -4.4 -4.1 -4.6

2005

-1.2 -4.4 -3.4 -4.6

2006

-0.8 -4.4 -3.3 -4.6

2007

-1.6 -4.4 -3.1 -4.6

2008

-2.3 -4.4 -4.0 -4.6

2009

-11.6 -4.4 -8.8 -4.6

2010

-3.5 0.0 -2.4 0.0

2011

1.0 0.0 -1.2 0.0

2012

0.1 0.0 -0.9 0.0

2013

-0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.0

2014

-0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0

2015

-0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0

2016

-1.5 0.0 0.7 0.0

2017

-0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0

2018

1.4 0.0 -0.3 0.0

2019

0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0

Note: Between 1990 and 2019, there were three recessions: July 1990–March 1991, January 2001–November 2001, and December 2007–June 2009. Recession start and end dates are determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.