2,980 manufacturing businesses in the U.S. have 500 or more employees in 2016

By LocalLabs News Service

Dec 25, 2019

There were 2,980 manufacturing businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.

The following table shows how many manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.

Manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)

Year

Total businesses

2012

297,221

2013

292,094

2014

292,543

2015

292,825