Manufacturing Employment (seasonally adjusted)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| 1996 |
17,206 |
17,229 |
17,192 |
17,204 |
17,221 |
17,226 |
17,222 |
17,255 |
17,253 |
17,268 |
17,276 |
17,285 |
| 1997 |
17,298 |
17,316 |
17,339 |
17,351 |
17,362 |
17,387 |
17,387 |
17,451 |
17,466 |
17,513 |
17,555 |
17,587 |
| 1998 |
17,621 |
17,627 |
17,637 |
17,636 |
17,624 |
17,607 |
17,421 |
17,564 |
17,558 |
17,512 |
17,466 |
17,449 |
| 1999 |
17,426 |
17,394 |
17,368 |
17,342 |
17,333 |
17,294 |
17,319 |
17,288 |
17,281 |
17,275 |
17,283 |
17,277 |
| 2000 |
17,285 |
17,285 |
17,302 |
17,299 |
17,276 |
17,297 |
17,325 |
17,287 |
17,232 |
17,215 |
17,204 |
17,181 |
| 2001 |
17,105 |
17,029 |
16,935 |
16,801 |
16,659 |
16,519 |
16,381 |
16,235 |
16,120 |
15,973 |
15,828 |
15,713 |
| 2002 |
15,589 |
15,514 |
15,440 |
15,390 |
15,336 |
15,295 |
15,256 |
15,174 |
15,125 |
15,059 |
14,993 |
14,911 |
| 2003 |
14,861 |
14,781 |
14,723 |
14,613 |
14,555 |
14,493 |
14,407 |
14,368 |
14,344 |
14,328 |
14,315 |
14,296 |
| 2004 |
14,290 |
14,280 |
14,288 |
14,317 |
14,340 |
14,332 |
14,332 |
14,348 |
14,329 |
14,320 |
14,308 |
14,294 |
| 2005 |
14,268 |
14,276 |
14,268 |
14,256 |
14,251 |
14,233 |
14,224 |
14,213 |
14,187 |
14,196 |
14,214 |
14,222 |
| 2006 |
14,227 |
14,226 |
14,225 |
14,244 |
14,234 |
14,259 |
14,236 |
14,232 |
14,220p |
14,181p |
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