#330. Some Manufacturing Job Gains

Posted on May 17, 2011June 5, 2014 | The Agurban

Some Manufacturing Job Gains

Rob Sentz, marketing director for EMSI (Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.) recently posted an interesting article entitled “Life and Death in the Labor Market” on newgeography.com. While the article looked at a number of employment segments, we were particularly drawn to the Manufacturing industry.

As we all know, the manufacturing industry as a whole has been hit hard over the past ten years, losing 4.7 million jobs nationally. However, there are industries within the sector that show growth. The top 10 fastest-growing manufacturing industries from 2001-2010, all showing job gains, are:

– Wineries 19,319
– Perishable Prepared Food Mfg. 12,378
– Oil and Gas Field Machinery and
Equipment Mfg 11,346
– Ship Building and Repairing 8,505
– Surgical and Medical Instrument Mfg. 8,174
– Ethyl Alcohol Mfg. 6,436
– Plastics Pkg. Film and Sheet Mfg. 6,423
– Digital Printing 6,414
– In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Mfg. 6,014
– Spice and Extract Mfg. 4,854

The article went on to identify the top 10 manufacturing industries showing the most growth from 2009-2010. They are:

– All Other Plastics Products Mfg. 4,046
– All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Mfg. 2,812
– Automobile Mfg. 2,520
– Travel Trailer and Camper Mfg. 2,157
– Motor Home Mfg. 2,052
– Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 2,044
– Wet Corn Milling 2,039
– Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Mfg. 1,869
– Iron and Steel Mills 1,637
– Motor Vehicle Transmission & Power
Train Parts Mfg. 1,465

Of course, there are many manufacturing industry jobs that continue to decline. As always, we will continue to watch the manufacturing sector.

For the newgeography.com complete report, visit here.