2017 Manufacturing Day
Started in 2012, Manufacturing day is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing. Manufacturers invite students, educators, business people, media and politicians to their facilities in a collective effort to educate visitors about manufacturing careers and improve public perceptions of manufacturing.
Manufacturing plays a major role in our economy, 11.6 million employees produce goods that we use domestically or export abroad.
Below shows how manufacturing compares to other industries and its quarterly financial report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Manufacturing Is the Fourth Largest Employer
(Millions of Employees)
October 6, 2017 U.S. Census Manufacturing Report
