Washington and U.S. wage & salary manufacturing employment
Manufacturing wage & salary employment
| Year | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 289,794 | 12,341,000 |
| 2015 | 291,170 | 12,329,000 |
| 2014 | 288,641 | 12,189,000 |
| 2013 | 286,551 | 12,021,000 |
| 2012 | 280,497 | 11,942,000 |
| 2011 | 269,066 | 11,739,000 |
| 2010 | 258,156 | 11,523,000 |
| 2009 | 265,911 | 11,851,000 |
| 2008 | 291,051 | 13,418,000 |
| 2007 | 293,260 | 13,880,000 |
| 2006 | 285,718 | 14,159,000 |
| 2005 | 271,822 | 14,232,000 |
| 2004 | 264,182 | 14,313,000 |
| 2003 | 267,307 | 14,513,000 |
| 2002 | 286,033 | 15,275,000 |
| 2001 | 317,459 | 16,462,000 |
| 2000 | 334,171 | 17,296,000 |
| 1999 | 346,403 | 17,378,000 |
| 1998 | 361,727 | 17,606,000 |
| 1997 | 352,852 | 17,439,000 |
| 1996 | 327,672 | 17,261,000 |
1980-2016
- The sharp drop in Washington manufacturing employment from 1998 to 2004 was due primarily to a loss of over 50,000 jobs in the aerospace sector; since then the sector has added over 23,000 jobs.
- Over the last ten years, employment in manufacturing has dropped an average of 1.4 percent per year nationally. The reasons for the loss are two-fold -- productivity gains have allowed fewer workers produce more goods, and the relocation or contracting for manufacturing work overseas.
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Last modified: January 29, 2019
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
