Top 10 Counties with Best and Worst Manufacturing Economies of 2016: Jefferson, Fulton, Dallas Create Most Manufacturing Jobs; Harris, Travis, Fairfield Lose Most

09 Aug 2017 Top 10 Counties with Best and Worst Manufacturing Economies of 2016: Jefferson, Fulton, Dallas Create Most Manufacturing Jobs; Harris, Travis, Fairfield Lose Most

Recently released data show that Manufacturing job creation in 2016 across counties in the US varied from a high of 3,600 in Jefferson County, KY to a loss of 19,000 jobs in Harris County, TX.

Out of more than 2,700 counties with Manufacturing economies, the Top 5 job creators also included Fulton County-GA (3,400), Dallas County-TX (3,200), Alameda County-CA (3,000), and San Diego County, CA (2,500).

Manufacturing job losses were also led by Travis County-TX (-3,000), Fairfield County-CT (-2,500),  Erie County-PA (-2,300) and Cuyahoga County-OH (-2,200).

Overall in the U.S., the Manufacturing Sector created 4,000 net new jobs in 2016.

Research, analysis and content developed by Headlight Data. Original data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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