Figure A-1. National manufacturing employment, 1939–2019
Year Employment (millions)

1939

9.45

1940

10.10

1941

12.12

1942

14.03

1943

16.15

1944

15.90

1945

14.26

1946

13.51

1947

14.29

1948

14.32

1949

13.28

1950

14.01

1951

15.07

1952

15.29

1953

16.13

1954

15.00

1955

15.52

1956

15.86

1957

15.80

1958

14.66

1959

15.33

1960

15.44

1961

15.01

1962

15.50

1963

15.63

1964

15.89

1965

16.62

1966

17.68

1967

17.90

1968

18.21

1969

18.57

1970

17.85

1971

17.17

1972

17.67

1973

18.59

1974

18.51

1975

16.91

1976

17.53

1977

18.17

1978

18.93

1979

19.43

1980

18.73

1981

18.63

1982

17.36

1983

17.05

1984

17.92

1985

17.82

1986

17.55

1987

17.61

1988

17.91

1989

17.99

1990

17.70

1991

17.07

1992

16.80

1993

16.77

1994

17.02

1995

17.24

1996

17.24

1997

17.42

1998

17.56

1999

17.32

2000

17.26

2001

16.44

2002

15.26

2003

14.51

2004

14.32

2005

14.23

2006

14.16

2007

13.88

2008

13.41

2009

11.85

2010

11.53

2011

11.73

2012

11.93

2013

12.02

2014

12.19

2015

12.34

2016

12.35

2017

12.44

2018

12.69

2019

12.84

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.