Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana had highest employment in manufacturing among areas, July 2014
August 29, 2014
In July 2014, among metropolitan areas for which estimates are available, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California, had the highest employment in manufacturing (510,900). In contrast, Fairbanks, Alaska, Laredo, Texas, and Punta Gorda, Florida, each had 700 workers employed in manufacturing.
Total nonfarm employment in manufacturing, metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, July 2014
Area |
Employment |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
|
510,900 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
|
408,100 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
|
356,100 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
|
261,000 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
|
258,800 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
|
231,100 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA
|
195,000 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
|
191,400 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
|
190,600 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
|
179,600 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
|
160,900 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
|
153,600 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
|
125,000 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
|
120,900 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
|
120,700 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
|
118,400 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
|
117,000 |
St. Louis, MO-IL
|
114,400 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
|
109,600 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
|
96,800 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN
|
87,500 |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
87,400 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
|
85,800 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
|
78,400 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
|
76,600 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
|
75,600 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
|
74,100 |
Kansas City, MO-KS
|
73,600 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
|
70,900 |
Columbus, OH
|
67,900 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
|
66,700 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
|
61,100 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
|
59,300 |
Rochester, NY
|
57,400 |
Salt Lake City, UT
|
56,800 |
Baltimore-Towson, MD
|
56,500 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
55,800 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
|
54,600 |
Tulsa, OK
|
54,100 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
|
53,400 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC
|
52,700 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
|
50,800 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
50,300 |
Wichita, KS
|
49,400 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
|
46,400 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
|
46,000 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
|
46,000 |
Toledo, OH
|
44,600 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
|
41,600 |
Dayton, OH
|
40,600 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
|
40,200 |
Akron, OH
|
39,900 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
|
39,300 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
|
37,800 |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
36,000 |
Lancaster, PA
|
35,700 |
Holland-Grand Haven, MI
|
35,600 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
|
35,400 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
|
35,100 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
34,700 |
Fort Wayne, IN
|
34,300 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
|
32,900 |
Knoxville, TN
|
32,300 |
Richmond, VA
|
32,300 |
Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
31,400 |
Rockford, IL
|
31,200 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC
|
30,600 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
|
30,500 |
Reading, PA
|
30,500 |
York-Hanover, PA
|
30,500 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA
|
30,300 |
Green Bay, WI
|
30,200 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
|
30,100 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
|
29,800 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY
|
29,500 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
|
29,500 |
Evansville, IN-KY
|
29,400 |
Madison, WI
|
29,400 |
Columbia, SC
|
28,600 |
Jacksonville, FL
|
28,300 |
Baton Rouge, LA
|
27,900 |
Canton-Massillon, OH
|
27,500 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
|
27,500 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
|
26,300 |
Peoria, IL
|
26,200 |
Spartanburg, SC
|
26,200 |
New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
25,700 |
Fresno, CA
|
25,200 |
Boise City-Nampa, ID
|
24,700 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC
|
24,700 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
|
24,500 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
|
24,400 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
|
24,200 |
Appleton, WI
|
24,000 |
Syracuse, NY
|
23,700 |
Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
23,400 |
Tucson, AZ
|
23,300 |
Huntsville, AL
|
22,800 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
|
22,300 |
Erie, PA
|
22,200 |
Modesto, CA
|
22,100 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
|
22,000 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
|
21,500 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
|
21,300 |
Dalton, GA
|
21,100 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
|
21,000 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
|
20,500 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
|
20,400 |
Cedar Rapids, IA
|
20,300 |
Sheboygan, WI
|
20,300 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
|
20,000 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
|
20,000 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
|
19,900 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
|
19,900 |
Winston-Salem, NC
|
19,800 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
|
19,700 |
Racine, WI
|
19,200 |
Mobile, AL
|
19,100 |
Asheville, NC
|
19,100 |
Provo-Orem, UT
|
19,000 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
|
18,600 |
Columbus, IN
|
18,500 |
Montgomery, AL
|
18,300 |
Stockton, CA
|
18,300 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK
|
18,100 |
Boulder, CO
|
17,600 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
|
17,600 |
El Paso, TX
|
17,300 |
Jackson, MS
|
16,800 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
|
16,600 |
Lafayette, IN
|
16,500 |
Albuquerque, NM
|
16,500 |
Roanoke, VA
|
16,500 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
|
16,200 |
Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA
|
15,500 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
|
15,400 |
St. Cloud, MN
|
15,400 |
Spokane, WA
|
15,300 |
Wausau, WI
|
15,200 |
Savannah, GA
|
15,100 |
Waco, TX
|
14,800 |
Lynchburg, VA
|
14,800 |
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
|
14,500 |
Springfield, MO
|
14,400 |
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
14,000 |
Ann Arbor, MI
|
13,900 |
Lincoln, NE
|
13,900 |
Pascagoula, MS
|
13,700 |
Sioux Falls, SD
|
13,500 |
Amarillo, TX
|
13,500 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA
|
13,500 |
Lafayette, LA
|
12,900 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
|
12,900 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR
|
12,900 |
Joplin, MO
|
12,800 |
Salem, OR
|
12,800 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
|
12,600 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
12,600 |
Napa, CA
|
12,500 |
Anderson, SC
|
12,500 |
Flint, MI
|
12,400 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA
|
12,300 |
Battle Creek, MI
|
12,300 |
Reno-Sparks, NV
|
12,300 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
|
12,200 |
Colorado Springs, CO
|
11,900 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
|
11,900 |
Greeley, CO
|
11,800 |
Kokomo, IN
|
11,800 |
Binghamton, NY
|
11,800 |
Fayetteville, NC
|
11,500 |
Decatur, AL
|
11,400 |
Fond du Lac, WI
|
11,400 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA
|
11,300 |
Honolulu, HI
|
11,300 |
Terre Haute, IN
|
11,300 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI
|
11,300 |
Utica-Rome, NY
|
11,100 |
Logan, UT-ID
|
11,100 |
Rochester, MN
|
10,700 |
Eau Claire, WI
|
10,600 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
|
10,500 |
Morristown, TN
|
10,400 |
Fargo, ND-MN
|
10,200 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
|
9,900 |
Decatur, IL
|
9,900 |
Corpus Christi, TX
|
9,800 |
Clarksville, TN-KY
|
9,700 |
Longview, TX
|
9,700 |
Merced, CA
|
9,600 |
Jackson, MI
|
9,600 |
Bloomington, IN
|
9,300 |
Bellingham, WA
|
9,300 |
Lake Charles, LA
|
9,200 |
Mansfield, OH
|
9,200 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
|
9,100 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
|
8,900 |
Janesville, WI
|
8,900 |
Bowling Green, KY
|
8,800 |
Lebanon, PA
|
8,800 |
La Crosse, WI-MN
|
8,800 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
|
8,700 |
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
|
8,700 |
Cleveland, TN
|
8,700 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
|
8,600 |
Burlington, NC
|
8,400 |
Owensboro, KY
|
8,300 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ
|
8,300 |
Yakima, WA
|
8,300 |
Jackson, TN
|
8,200 |
Williamsport, PA
|
8,100 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL
|
7,900 |
Lima, OH
|
7,900 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
|
7,700 |
New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
7,700 |
Duluth, MN-WI
|
7,600 |
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
|
7,400 |
Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA
|
7,400 |
Rocky Mount, NC
|
7,400 |
Medford, OR
|
7,400 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
|
7,400 |
Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
7,300 |
Johnson City, TN
|
7,200 |
Topeka, KS
|
7,100 |
Wilmington, NC
|
7,100 |
Ocala, FL
|
7,000 |
Altoona, PA
|
6,900 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
|
6,800 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
|
6,700 |
Monroe, LA
|
6,700 |
Greenville, NC
|
6,700 |
Danville, VA
|
6,600 |
Longview, WA
|
6,500 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
|
6,400 |
Elizabethtown, KY
|
6,300 |
Glens Falls, NY
|
6,300 |
Sandusky, OH
|
6,300 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL
|
6,200 |
Springfield, OH
|
6,200 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
|
6,100 |
Victoria, TX
|
6,100 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
|
6,000 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
6,000 |
Sumter, SC
|
6,000 |
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
5,900 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
|
5,900 |
Kankakee-Bradley, IL
|
5,700 |
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV
|
5,700 |
Anniston-Oxford, AL
|
5,600 |
Salinas, CA
|
5,600 |
College Station-Bryan, TX
|
5,600 |
Rome, GA
|
5,500 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
|
5,500 |
Charleston, WV
|
5,500 |
Monroe, MI
|
5,400 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
|
5,400 |
Odessa, TX
|
5,400 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
|
5,300 |
Port St. Lucie, FL
|
5,300 |
Sherman-Denison, TX
|
5,300 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID
|
5,000 |
Danville, IL
|
5,000 |
Elmira, NY
|
5,000 |
Tyler, TX
|
5,000 |
Wichita Falls, TX
|
5,000 |
Gadsden, AL
|
4,900 |
Lubbock, TX
|
4,900 |
Dover, DE
|
4,800 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
|
4,800 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
4,800 |
Dothan, AL
|
4,600 |
Flagstaff, AZ
|
4,600 |
Pueblo, CO
|
4,600 |
Morgantown, WV
|
4,600 |
Gainesville, FL
|
4,500 |
Albany, GA
|
4,400 |
Chico, CA
|
4,300 |
Bloomington-Normal, IL
|
4,300 |
Hattiesburg, MS
|
4,200 |
Bend, OR
|
4,200 |
Madera-Chowchilla, CA
|
4,100 |
Lewiston, ID-WA
|
4,100 |
Muncie, IN
|
4,100 |
Anderson, IN
|
4,000 |
State College, PA
|
4,000 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
|
4,000 |
Idaho Falls, ID
|
3,800 |
Bay City, MI
|
3,800 |
Midland, TX
|
3,800 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL
|
3,600 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
3,600 |
Lawton, OK
|
3,600 |
Johnstown, PA
|
3,600 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN
|
3,500 |
Prescott, AZ
|
3,400 |
Ithaca, NY
|
3,400 |
Kingston, NY
|
3,400 |
Naples-Marco Island, FL
|
3,200 |
Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
3,200 |
San Angelo, TX
|
3,200 |
Olympia, WA
|
3,200 |
Wheeling, WV-OH
|
3,200 |
Anchorage, AK
|
3,100 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
|
3,100 |
Pocatello, ID
|
3,100 |
Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
3,100 |
Rapid City, SD
|
3,100 |
Springfield, IL
|
3,000 |
Tallahassee, FL
|
2,900 |
Corvallis, OR
|
2,900 |
Grand Junction, CO
|
2,800 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
|
2,700 |
El Centro, CA
|
2,700 |
Abilene, TX
|
2,700 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
|
2,700 |
Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
2,600 |
Carson City, NV
|
2,600 |
St. George, UT
|
2,600 |
Las Cruces, NM
|
2,500 |
Redding, CA
|
2,200 |
Yuba City, CA
|
2,200 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
|
2,200 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
|
2,100 |
Bismarck, ND
|
2,100 |
Yuma, AZ
|
1,800 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
|
1,800 |
Casper, WY
|
1,700 |
Cheyenne, WY
|
1,200 |
Palm Coast, FL
|
800 |
Santa Fe, NM
|
800 |
Fairbanks, AK
|
700 |
Punta Gorda, FL
|
700 |
Laredo, TX
|
700 |
Alexandria, LA
|
Data not available |
Ames, IA
|
Data not available |
Athens-Clarke County, GA
|
Data not available |
Billings, MT
|
Data not available |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
|
Data not available |
Brunswick, GA
|
Data not available |
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL
|
Data not available |
Charlottesville, VA
|
Data not available |
Columbia, MO
|
Data not available |
Columbus, GA-AL
|
Data not available |
Cumberland, MD-WV
|
Data not available |
Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
Data not available |
Dubuque, IA
|
Data not available |
Farmington, NM
|
Data not available |
Florence, SC
|
Data not available |
Gainesville, GA
|
Data not available |
Goldsboro, NC
|
Data not available |
Great Falls, MT
|
Data not available |
Harrisonburg, VA
|
Data not available |
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA
|
Data not available |
Hot Springs, AR
|
Data not available |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
|
Data not available |
Iowa City, IA
|
Data not available |
Jacksonville, NC
|
Data not available |
Jefferson City, MO
|
Data not available |
Jonesboro, AR
|
Data not available |
Lawrence, KS
|
Data not available |
Macon, GA
|
Data not available |
Manhattan, KS
|
Data not available |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
|
Data not available |
Missoula, MT
|
Data not available |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
|
Data not available |
Ocean City, NJ
|
Data not available |
Pine Bluff, AR
|
Data not available |
Salisbury, MD
|
Data not available |
St. Joseph, MO-KS
|
Data not available |
Valdosta, GA
|
Data not available |
Warner Robins, GA
|
Data not available |
Winchester, VA-WV
|
Data not available |
Following Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California, areas with the highest employment in manufacturing were Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI (408,100), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA (356,100), and Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (261,000).
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, had the highest share of total nonfarm employment in manufacturing (47.8 percent). In contrast, Laredo, Texas had 0.7 percent of total nonfarm employment in manufacturing.
Employment in manufacturing as a percent of total nonfarm employment, metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, July 2014
Area |
Percent |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
|
47.8 |
Columbus, IN
|
37.4 |
Dalton, GA
|
33.1 |
Sheboygan, WI
|
33.1 |
Holland-Grand Haven, MI
|
30.5 |
Kokomo, IN
|
26.6 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
|
26.5 |
Racine, WI
|
24.9 |
Fond du Lac, WI
|
23.9 |
Pascagoula, MS
|
23.5 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
|
23.4 |
Morristown, TN
|
23.3 |
Wausau, WI
|
22.5 |
Decatur, AL
|
21.3 |
Rockford, IL
|
21.1 |
Battle Creek, MI
|
21.1 |
Logan, UT-ID
|
20.7 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
|
20.5 |
Spartanburg, SC
|
20.4 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
|
19.8 |
Appleton, WI
|
19.8 |
Decatur, IL
|
19.5 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
|
19.4 |
Cleveland, TN
|
19.2 |
Anderson, SC
|
19.0 |
Napa, CA
|
18.2 |
Reading, PA
|
18.2 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
|
18.0 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
|
17.8 |
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
|
17.7 |
Lafayette, IN
|
17.6 |
Jackson, MI
|
17.6 |
Mansfield, OH
|
17.6 |
Danville, VA
|
17.6 |
Green Bay, WI
|
17.6 |
Lebanon, PA
|
17.4 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
|
17.3 |
York-Hanover, PA
|
17.3 |
Danville, IL
|
17.2 |
Wichita, KS
|
17.2 |
Erie, PA
|
17.2 |
Longview, WA
|
17.2 |
Merced, CA
|
16.7 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
|
16.7 |
Evansville, IN-KY
|
16.5 |
Terre Haute, IN
|
16.4 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
|
16.3 |
Fort Wayne, IN
|
16.2 |
Canton-Massillon, OH
|
16.1 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK
|
16.0 |
Joplin, MO
|
16.0 |
Sumter, SC
|
15.8 |
Owensboro, KY
|
15.5 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC
|
15.4 |
Lewiston, ID-WA
|
15.3 |
Lancaster, PA
|
15.3 |
Sandusky, OH
|
15.2 |
Lima, OH
|
15.1 |
Peoria, IL
|
14.9 |
St. Cloud, MN
|
14.7 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ
|
14.7 |
Lynchburg, VA
|
14.7 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
|
14.6 |
Burlington, NC
|
14.4 |
Williamsport, PA
|
14.4 |
Cedar Rapids, IA
|
14.3 |
Rocky Mount, NC
|
14.3 |
Toledo, OH
|
14.3 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
|
14.3 |
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
14.2 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
|
14.2 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
|
14.0 |
Rome, GA
|
14.0 |
Modesto, CA
|
13.9 |
Bowling Green, KY
|
13.7 |
Waco, TX
|
13.7 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
|
13.5 |
Gadsden, AL
|
13.4 |
Janesville, WI
|
13.4 |
Kankakee-Bradley, IL
|
13.3 |
Jackson, TN
|
13.3 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
|
13.2 |
Monroe, MI
|
13.2 |
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV
|
13.2 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
|
13.2 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI
|
13.0 |
Elmira, NY
|
13.0 |
Eau Claire, WI
|
12.8 |
Greeley, CO
|
12.7 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
|
12.7 |
Elizabethtown, KY
|
12.7 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA
|
12.7 |
Anniston-Oxford, AL
|
12.6 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
12.4 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
|
12.4 |
Tulsa, OK
|
12.4 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
|
12.4 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
|
12.3 |
Akron, OH
|
12.2 |
Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA
|
12.1 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
|
12.1 |
Bloomington, IN
|
12.0 |
Amarillo, TX
|
12.0 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
|
11.9 |
Springfield, OH
|
11.8 |
Sherman-Denison, TX
|
11.8 |
Madera-Chowchilla, CA
|
11.5 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA
|
11.5 |
La Crosse, WI-MN
|
11.5 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY
|
11.4 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
|
11.4 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
|
11.4 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
|
11.3 |
Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
11.3 |
Binghamton, NY
|
11.2 |
Rochester, NY
|
11.2 |
Altoona, PA
|
11.2 |
Mobile, AL
|
11.1 |
New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
11.1 |
Clarksville, TN-KY
|
11.1 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
|
11.0 |
Victoria, TX
|
11.0 |
Bellingham, WA
|
11.0 |
Montgomery, AL
|
10.9 |
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
10.9 |
Asheville, NC
|
10.9 |
Dayton, OH
|
10.8 |
Huntsville, AL
|
10.6 |
Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
10.6 |
Glens Falls, NY
|
10.6 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL
|
10.5 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
|
10.5 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
|
10.5 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
|
10.4 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
|
10.4 |
Roanoke, VA
|
10.4 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
|
10.3 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
10.2 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
|
10.2 |
Yakima, WA
|
10.2 |
Anderson, IN
|
10.1 |
Bay City, MI
|
10.1 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
|
10.1 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA
|
10.0 |
Boulder, CO
|
10.0 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
9.9 |
Rochester, MN
|
9.8 |
Medford, OR
|
9.7 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
|
9.7 |
Lake Charles, LA
|
9.6 |
Winston-Salem, NC
|
9.6 |
Johnson City, TN
|
9.5 |
Knoxville, TN
|
9.5 |
Carson City, NV
|
9.4 |
Longview, TX
|
9.4 |
New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
9.3 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
|
9.3 |
Savannah, GA
|
9.3 |
Provo-Orem, UT
|
9.3 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN
|
9.2 |
Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
9.2 |
Flint, MI
|
9.2 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
|
9.2 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
|
9.2 |
Sioux Falls, SD
|
9.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
|
9.1 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
|
9.1 |
Stockton, CA
|
9.0 |
Fayetteville, NC
|
9.0 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
|
9.0 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
|
9.0 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR
|
8.9 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
8.9 |
Boise City-Nampa, ID
|
8.7 |
Salem, OR
|
8.7 |
Wichita Falls, TX
|
8.7 |
Pocatello, ID
|
8.6 |
St. Louis, MO-IL
|
8.6 |
Utica-Rome, NY
|
8.6 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
|
8.6 |
Monroe, LA
|
8.5 |
Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
8.5 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID
|
8.4 |
Greenville, NC
|
8.4 |
Salt Lake City, UT
|
8.4 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
|
8.3 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
|
8.3 |
Dothan, AL
|
8.2 |
Muncie, IN
|
8.2 |
Lawton, OK
|
8.2 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
8.1 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
|
8.1 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
|
8.1 |
Fresno, CA
|
8.0 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
|
8.0 |
Madison, WI
|
8.0 |
Lafayette, LA
|
7.9 |
Corvallis, OR
|
7.9 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC
|
7.9 |
Columbia, SC
|
7.9 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
|
7.9 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
|
7.8 |
Pueblo, CO
|
7.8 |
Ocala, FL
|
7.7 |
Syracuse, NY
|
7.7 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL
|
7.6 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
|
7.6 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA
|
7.5 |
Lincoln, NE
|
7.5 |
Fargo, ND-MN
|
7.5 |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
7.5 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
|
7.4 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
|
7.4 |
Dover, DE
|
7.3 |
Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA
|
7.3 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
|
7.3 |
Flagstaff, AZ
|
7.2 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
|
7.2 |
Albany, GA
|
7.2 |
Idaho Falls, ID
|
7.2 |
Hattiesburg, MS
|
7.2 |
Kansas City, MO-KS
|
7.2 |
Springfield, MO
|
7.2 |
Odessa, TX
|
7.2 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA
|
7.1 |
Baton Rouge, LA
|
7.1 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
|
7.1 |
Spokane, WA
|
7.1 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
|
6.9 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
|
6.9 |
Columbus, OH
|
6.9 |
Ann Arbor, MI
|
6.8 |
Morgantown, WV
|
6.8 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
|
6.7 |
San Angelo, TX
|
6.7 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
|
6.5 |
Tucson, AZ
|
6.5 |
Jackson, MS
|
6.5 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN
|
6.5 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
|
6.5 |
Topeka, KS
|
6.4 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
|
6.2 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
|
6.2 |
Bend, OR
|
6.2 |
Johnstown, PA
|
6.2 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
|
6.2 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
|
6.1 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
6.1 |
Reno-Sparks, NV
|
6.1 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
|
6.1 |
Prescott, AZ
|
6.0 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
6.0 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
|
6.0 |
El Paso, TX
|
6.0 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
|
5.9 |
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
|
5.8 |
Chico, CA
|
5.8 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
|
5.8 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
|
5.8 |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
5.8 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
|
5.7 |
Yuba City, CA
|
5.7 |
Duluth, MN-WI
|
5.7 |
Kingston, NY
|
5.7 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
|
5.6 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
|
5.5 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC
|
5.5 |
State College, PA
|
5.5 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
|
5.4 |
College Station-Bryan, TX
|
5.4 |
El Centro, CA
|
5.3 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
|
5.3 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
|
5.2 |
Ithaca, NY
|
5.2 |
Tyler, TX
|
5.2 |
Corpus Christi, TX
|
5.1 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
|
5.0 |
Bloomington-Normal, IL
|
5.0 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
|
5.0 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
|
5.0 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
|
5.0 |
Richmond, VA
|
5.0 |
Wilmington, NC
|
4.9 |
St. George, UT
|
4.9 |
Rapid City, SD
|
4.8 |
Grand Junction, CO
|
4.7 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL
|
4.7 |
Wheeling, WV-OH
|
4.7 |
Colorado Springs, CO
|
4.6 |
Jacksonville, FL
|
4.6 |
Albuquerque, NM
|
4.5 |
Salinas, CA
|
4.4 |
Port St. Lucie, FL
|
4.2 |
Baltimore-Towson, MD
|
4.2 |
Midland, TX
|
4.2 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
|
4.0 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
|
4.0 |
Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA
|
4.0 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
|
4.0 |
Abilene, TX
|
4.0 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
|
4.0 |
Casper, WY
|
4.0 |
Palm Coast, FL
|
3.9 |
Charleston, WV
|
3.8 |
Yuma, AZ
|
3.7 |
Redding, CA
|
3.7 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
|
3.7 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
|
3.7 |
Gainesville, FL
|
3.6 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
|
3.6 |
Las Cruces, NM
|
3.6 |
Lubbock, TX
|
3.6 |
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
|
3.5 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
|
3.3 |
Olympia, WA
|
3.1 |
Bismarck, ND
|
2.9 |
Springfield, IL
|
2.7 |
Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA
|
2.7 |
Naples-Marco Island, FL
|
2.6 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
|
2.6 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
|
2.6 |
Cheyenne, WY
|
2.6 |
Honolulu, HI
|
2.5 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
|
2.5 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
|
2.2 |
Fairbanks, AK
|
1.8 |
Tallahassee, FL
|
1.8 |
Anchorage, AK
|
1.7 |
Punta Gorda, FL
|
1.6 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
|
1.6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
|
1.5 |
Santa Fe, NM
|
1.3 |
Laredo, TX
|
0.7 |
Alexandria, LA
|
Data not available |
Ames, IA
|
Data not available |
Athens-Clarke County, GA
|
Data not available |
Billings, MT
|
Data not available |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
|
Data not available |
Brunswick, GA
|
Data not available |
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL
|
Data not available |
Charlottesville, VA
|
Data not available |
Columbia, MO
|
Data not available |
Columbus, GA-AL
|
Data not available |
Cumberland, MD-WV
|
Data not available |
Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
|
Data not available |
Dubuque, IA
|
Data not available |
Farmington, NM
|
Data not available |
Florence, SC
|
Data not available |
Gainesville, GA
|
Data not available |
Goldsboro, NC
|
Data not available |
Great Falls, MT
|
Data not available |
Harrisonburg, VA
|
Data not available |
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA
|
Data not available |
Hot Springs, AR
|
Data not available |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
|
Data not available |
Iowa City, IA
|
Data not available |
Jacksonville, NC
|
Data not available |
Jefferson City, MO
|
Data not available |
Jonesboro, AR
|
Data not available |
Lawrence, KS
|
Data not available |
Macon, GA
|
Data not available |
Manhattan, KS
|
Data not available |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
|
Data not available |
Missoula, MT
|
Data not available |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
|
Data not available |
Ocean City, NJ
|
Data not available |
Pine Bluff, AR
|
Data not available |
Salisbury, MD
|
Data not available |
St. Joseph, MO-KS
|
Data not available |
Valdosta, GA
|
Data not available |
Warner Robins, GA
|
Data not available |
Winchester, VA-WV
|
Data not available |
Following Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, the areas with the highest percentage of total nonfarm employment in manufacturing were Columbus, Indiana (37.4 percent), Dalton, Georgia (33.1 percent), Sheboygan, Wisconsin (33.1 percent), and Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan (30.5 percent).
These metropolitan area data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Area) program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — July 2014" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-14-1606.
SUGGESTED CITATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana had highest employment in manufacturing among areas, July 2014 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140829.htm (visited October 31, 2024).
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