U.S. Manufacturing Nears Pre-Pandemic Job Numbers

Nationwide, manufacturers have added a robust 213,000 workers year to date, according to Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers. That’s in addition to building on the 365,000 workers added in 2021, which was the highest total since 1994.

In his weekly report, Moutray says the U.S. manufacturing sector has 12,768,000 employees, with 17,000 fewer workers today relative to February 2020.

As of April, Ohio’s manufacturing sector had roughly 683,000 employees. 6/6/2022