Center for Business and Economic Research - Ball State University

State Manufacturing Employment

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Last updated October 17, 2025

Next update: November 21, 2025*

Latest Value Change
from One Year Ago
Alabama
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
267.9
March 2021
-2.9 (-1.07%)
Alaska
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
12.7
March 2021
-0.2 (-1.55%)
Arizona
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
178.8
March 2021
-1.9 (-1.05%)
Arkansas
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
161.7
March 2021
1.6 (1%)
California
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
1,249.8
March 2021
-72.9 (-5.51%)
Colorado
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
145.9
March 2021
-4.9 (-3.25%)
Connecticut
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
152.8
March 2021
-7.3 (-4.56%)
Delaware
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
25
March 2021
-2.1 (-7.75%)
District of Columbia
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
1
March 2021
-0.2 (-16.67%)
Florida
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
380.5
March 2021
-7.2 (-1.86%)
Georgia
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
391.1
March 2021
-12.2 (-3.03%)
Hawaii
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
11.4
March 2021
-2.3 (-16.79%)
Idaho
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
69.2
March 2021
0.1 (0.14%)
Illinois
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
547.4
March 2021
-30.8 (-5.33%)
Indiana
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
520
August 2025
-3 (-0.57%)
Iowa
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
219.9
March 2021
-3.5 (-1.57%)
Kansas
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
158
March 2021
-12.7 (-7.44%)
Kentucky
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
243.1
March 2021
-6 (-2.41%)
Louisiana
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
127.3
March 2021
-10.5 (-7.62%)
Maine
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
52.9
March 2021
-0.7 (-1.31%)
Maryland
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
108.3
March 2021
-4.1 (-3.65%)
Massachusetts
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
230.6
March 2021
-11.9 (-4.91%)
Michigan
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
573.7
March 2021
-43.4 (-7.03%)
Minnesota
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
309.5
March 2021
-13.2 (-4.09%)
Mississippi
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
141.6
March 2021
-4.1 (-2.81%)
Missouri
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
269.7
March 2021
-6.4 (-2.32%)
Montana
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
21.5
March 2021
0.4 (1.9%)
Nebraska
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
99.7
March 2021
0 (0%)
Nevada
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
58.7
March 2021
-0.7 (-1.18%)
New Hampshire
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
67.6
March 2021
-3.2 (-4.52%)
New Jersey
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
242.3
March 2021
-7.5 (-3%)
New Mexico
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
27
March 2021
-1.8 (-6.25%)
New York
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
402.3
March 2021
-30.5 (-7.05%)
North Carolina
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
461.3
March 2021
-12 (-2.54%)
North Dakota
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
25.3
March 2021
-1.2 (-4.53%)
Ohio
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
659.4
March 2021
-33 (-4.77%)
Oklahoma
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
129.6
March 2021
-8.6 (-6.22%)
Oregon
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
186.5
March 2021
-8.6 (-4.41%)
Pennsylvania
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
542
March 2021
-26.8 (-4.71%)
Puerto Rico
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
77.6
March 2021
1.6 (2.11%)
Rhode Island
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
38.3
March 2021
-1.3 (-3.28%)
South Carolina
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
246.6
March 2021
-9.9 (-3.86%)
South Dakota
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
43.4
March 2021
-1 (-2.25%)
Tennessee
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
346.8
March 2021
-7 (-1.98%)
Texas
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
867.4
March 2021
-40.5 (-4.46%)
Utah
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
141.3
March 2021
4.1 (2.99%)
Vermont
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
28.8
March 2021
-1 (-3.36%)
Virginia
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
236.7
March 2021
-6.1 (-2.51%)
Virgin Islands
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
0.81
March 2021
0 (-0.18%)
Washington
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
262.4
March 2021
-27.7 (-9.55%)
West Virginia
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
44.5
March 2021
-2.1 (-4.51%)
Wisconsin
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
471.5
March 2021
-6.7 (-1.4%)
Wyoming
Thousands of Persons
Monthly data since January 1990
9.5
March 2021
-0.4 (-4.04%)

* Dates represent when new data are expected to be released by their original sources and do not necessarily correspond to when data will be available on the CBER Economic Indicators website. A delay of up to 24 hours can be expected while data are being prepared and published.

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