Chart 18. Employment in manufacturing, seasonally adjusted, January 2011–December 2022 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2011

11,621

Feb 2011

11,654

Mar 2011

11,675

Apr 2011

11,704

May 2011

11,713

Jun 2011

11,727

Jul 2011

11,746

Aug 2011

11,764

Sep 2011

11,769

Oct 2011

11,780

Nov 2011

11,770

Dec 2011

11,802

Jan 2012

11,838

Feb 2012

11,860

Mar 2012

11,898

Apr 2012

11,916

May 2012

11,927

Jun 2012

11,936

Jul 2012

11,964

Aug 2012

11,960

Sep 2012

11,954

Oct 2012

11,961

Nov 2012

11,950

Dec 2012

11,960

Jan 2013

11,983

Feb 2013

11,996

Mar 2013

11,999

Apr 2013

12,000

May 2013

12,000

Jun 2013

12,004

Jul 2013

11,984

Aug 2013

12,014

Sep 2013

12,032

Oct 2013

12,056

Nov 2013

12,079

Dec 2013

12,083

Jan 2014

12,081

Feb 2014

12,106

Mar 2014

12,120

Apr 2014

12,134

May 2014

12,146

Jun 2014

12,170

Jul 2014

12,189

Aug 2014

12,208

Sep 2014

12,226

Oct 2014

12,259

Nov 2014

12,284

Dec 2014

12,292

Jan 2015

12,292

Feb 2015

12,301

Mar 2015

12,312

Apr 2015

12,318

May 2015

12,333

Jun 2015

12,334

Jul 2015

12,349

Aug 2015

12,345

Sep 2015

12,354

Oct 2015

12,362

Nov 2015

12,357

Dec 2015

12,362

Jan 2016

12,383

Feb 2016

12,365

Mar 2016

12,342

Apr 2016

12,353

May 2016

12,332

Jun 2016

12,350

Jul 2016

12,372

Aug 2016

12,348

Sep 2016

12,347

Oct 2016

12,345

Nov 2016

12,342

Dec 2016

12,355

Jan 2017

12,366

Feb 2017

12,380

Mar 2017

12,393

Apr 2017

12,400

May 2017

12,409

Jun 2017

12,422

Jul 2017

12,423

Aug 2017

12,467

Sep 2017

12,477

Oct 2017

12,490

Nov 2017

12,505

Dec 2017

12,533

Jan 2018

12,556

Feb 2018

12,582

Mar 2018

12,608

Apr 2018

12,632

May 2018

12,661

Jun 2018

12,693

Jul 2018

12,714

Aug 2018

12,724

Sep 2018

12,743

Oct 2018

12,762

Nov 2018

12,774

Dec 2018

12,793

Jan 2019

12,822

Feb 2019

12,821

Mar 2019

12,819

Apr 2019

12,824

May 2019

12,821

Jun 2019

12,829

Jul 2019

12,832

Aug 2019

12,827

Sep 2019

12,820

Oct 2019

12,764

Nov 2019

12,812

Dec 2019

12,795

Jan 2020

12,784

Feb 2020

12,785

Mar 2020

12,717

Apr 2020

11,423

May 2020

11,656

Jun 2020

11,990

Jul 2020

12,025

Aug 2020

12,050

Sep 2020

12,095

Oct 2020

12,122

Nov 2020

12,157

Dec 2020

12,190

Jan 2021

12,184

Feb 2021

12,222

Mar 2021

12,268

Apr 2021

12,240

May 2021

12,268

Jun 2021

12,288

Jul 2021

12,350

Aug 2021

12,391

Sep 2021

12,413

Oct 2021

12,466

Nov 2021

12,514

Dec 2021

12,555

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.