Chart 2: State manufacturing employment as a percentage of state total nonfarm employment, in Western states, 1990 and 2019
State 1990 2019

Alaska

5.9 3.9

Arizona

11.9 6.0

California

15.7 7.6

Colorado

11.2 5.4

Hawaii

3.9 2.1

Idaho

13.7 9.0

Montana

6.6 4.3

Nevada

3.9 4.2

New Mexico

6.6 3.3

Oregon

16.3 10.2

Utah

14.3 8.8

Washington

15.7 8.5

Wyoming

4.6 3.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics