Manufacturing Employment
NAICS 31 • BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES)
The Manufacturing industry employed 12,591.0K workers as of Mar 2026 (seasonally adjusted), a change of -75K over 12 months. Source: BLS CES.
Monthly Employment (thousands, SA) — last 5 years
Show full history (1939–present, 1,083 months)| Date | Employment (K) | MoM Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 12,591.0 | +15 |
| Feb 2026 | 12,576.0 | -6 |
| Jan 2026 | 12,582.0 | +2 |
| Dec 2025 | 12,580.0 | -13 |
| Nov 2025 | 12,593.0 | -10 |
| Oct 2025 | 12,603.0 | -9 |
| Sep 2025 | 12,612.0 | -3 |
| Aug 2025 | 12,615.0 | -10 |
| Jul 2025 | 12,625.0 | -11 |
| Jun 2025 | 12,636.0 | -15 |
| May 2025 | 12,651.0 | -11 |
| Apr 2025 | 12,662.0 | -4 |
| Mar 2025 | 12,666.0 | -5 |
| Feb 2025 | 12,671.0 | -2 |
| Jan 2025 | 12,673.0 | +7726 |
| Dec 2024 | 4,947.0 | -7746 |
| Dec 2024 | 12,693.0 | -18 |
| Nov 2024 | 12,711.0 | +7776.3 |
| Nov 2024 | 4,934.7 | +24.3 |
| Oct 2024 | 4,910.4 | -7786.6 |
| Oct 2024 | 12,697.0 | +7733 |
| Sep 2024 | 4,964.0 | -7794 |
| Sep 2024 | 12,758.0 | -14 |
| Aug 2024 | 12,772.0 | +7838.5 |
| Aug 2024 | 4,933.5 | -3.5 |
| Jul 2024 | 4,937.0 | -7869 |
| Jul 2024 | 12,806.0 | -8 |
| Jun 2024 | 12,814.0 | +7871.1 |
| Jun 2024 | 4,942.9 | -7882.1 |
| May 2024 | 12,825.0 | +7878.1 |
| May 2024 | 4,946.9 | -7886.1 |
| Apr 2024 | 12,833.0 | +7895.3 |
| Apr 2024 | 4,937.7 | -7898.3 |
| Mar 2024 | 12,836.0 | +7925.1 |
| Mar 2024 | 4,910.9 | -22.9 |
| Feb 2024 | 4,933.8 | -7918.2 |
| Feb 2024 | 12,852.0 | -23 |
| Jan 2024 | 12,875.0 | +7910.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 4,964.2 | -7907.8 |
| Dec 2023 | 12,872.0 | +7954.3 |
| Dec 2023 | 4,917.7 | +26.4 |
| Nov 2023 | 4,891.3 | -7967.7 |
| Nov 2023 | 12,859.0 | +7967.9 |
| Oct 2023 | 4,891.1 | -7945.9 |
| Oct 2023 | 12,837.0 | -35 |
| Sep 2023 | 12,872.0 | +7993 |
| Sep 2023 | 4,879.0 | -7982 |
| Aug 2023 | 12,861.0 | +7980.8 |
| Aug 2023 | 4,880.2 | -75.6 |
| Jul 2023 | 4,955.8 | -7906.2 |
| Jul 2023 | 12,862.0 | -13 |
| Jun 2023 | 12,875.0 | +7928.8 |
| Jun 2023 | 4,946.2 | +62.6 |
| May 2023 | 4,883.6 | -7985.4 |
| May 2023 | 12,869.0 | +7928.2 |
| Apr 2023 | 4,940.8 | -7943.2 |
| Apr 2023 | 12,884.0 | -4 |
| Mar 2023 | 12,888.0 | +8003.3 |
| Mar 2023 | 4,884.7 | -35.1 |
| Feb 2023 | 4,919.8 | — |