Rapid growth in distillery establishments and employment, but not in wages from 2001 to 2021
From 2001 to 2021, the distillery industry gained 1,358 establishments, a 2,058-percent increase. Over the same period, the brewery industry gained 5,056 establishments (+1,277 percent), and the winery industry gained 4,191 establishments (+393 percent).
Total employment within the distillery industry increased 214 percent over the 2001–21 period, which was faster than the growth rate in the winery industry (+177 percent) but slower than the rate in the brewery industry (+238 percent).
Average weekly wages in the distillery industry increased 16 percent from $1,088 in 2001 to $1,266 in 2021. Average weekly wages in the winery industry rose 45 percent—from $692 in 2001 to $1,005 in 2021. Conversely, average weekly wages within the brewery industry declined 18 percent, from $1,110 in 2001 to $906 in 2021.