Figure A

U.S. manufacturing employment, January 1970–December 2014 (millions of jobs)

Date Manufacturing employment (millions of jobs)
1970-01-01 18.424
1970-02-01 18.361
1970-03-01 18.36
1970-04-01 18.207
1970-05-01 18.029
1970-06-01 17.93
1970-07-01 17.877
1970-08-01 17.779
1970-09-01 17.692
1970-10-01 17.173
1970-11-01 17.024
1970-12-01 17.309
1971-01-01 17.28
1971-02-01 17.216
1971-03-01 17.154
1971-04-01 17.149
1971-05-01 17.225
1971-06-01 17.139
1971-07-01 17.126
1971-08-01 17.115
1971-09-01 17.154
1971-10-01 17.126
1971-11-01 17.166
1971-12-01 17.202
1972-01-01 17.283
1972-02-01 17.361
1972-03-01 17.447
1972-04-01 17.508
1972-05-01 17.602
1972-06-01 17.641
1972-07-01 17.556
1972-08-01 17.741
1972-09-01 17.774
1972-10-01 17.893
1972-11-01 18.005
1972-12-01 18.158
1973-01-01 18.276
1973-02-01 18.41
1973-03-01 18.493
1973-04-01 18.53
1973-05-01 18.564
1973-06-01 18.606
1973-07-01 18.598
1973-08-01 18.629
1973-09-01 18.609
1973-10-01 18.702
1973-11-01 18.773
1973-12-01 18.82
1974-01-01 18.788
1974-02-01 18.727
1974-03-01 18.7
1974-04-01 18.702
1974-05-01 18.688
1974-06-01 18.69
1974-07-01 18.656
1974-08-01 18.57
1974-09-01 18.492
1974-10-01 18.364
1974-11-01 18.077
1974-12-01 17.693
1975-01-01 17.344
1975-02-01 17.004
1975-03-01 16.853
1975-04-01 16.759
1975-05-01 16.746
1975-06-01 16.69
1975-07-01 16.678
1975-08-01 16.824
1975-09-01 16.904
1975-10-01 16.984
1975-11-01 17.025
1975-12-01 17.14
1976-01-01 17.287
1976-02-01 17.384
1976-03-01 17.47
1976-04-01 17.541
1976-05-01 17.513
1976-06-01 17.521
1976-07-01 17.524
1976-08-01 17.596
1976-09-01 17.665
1976-10-01 17.548
1976-11-01 17.682
1976-12-01 17.719
1977-01-01 17.803
1977-02-01 17.843
1977-03-01 17.941
1977-04-01 18.024
1977-05-01 18.107
1977-06-01 18.192
1977-07-01 18.259
1977-08-01 18.276
1977-09-01 18.334
1977-10-01 18.356
1977-11-01 18.419
1977-12-01 18.531
1978-01-01 18.593
1978-02-01 18.639
1978-03-01 18.699
1978-04-01 18.772
1978-05-01 18.848
1978-06-01 18.919
1978-07-01 18.951
1978-08-01 19.006
1978-09-01 19.068
1978-10-01 19.142
1978-11-01 19.257
1978-12-01 19.334
1979-01-01 19.388
1979-02-01 19.409
1979-03-01 19.453
1979-04-01 19.45
1979-05-01 19.509
1979-06-01 19.553
1979-07-01 19.531
1979-08-01 19.406
1979-09-01 19.442
1979-10-01 19.39
1979-11-01 19.299
1979-12-01 19.301
1980-01-01 19.282
1980-02-01 19.219
1980-03-01 19.217
1980-04-01 18.973
1980-05-01 18.726
1980-06-01 18.49
1980-07-01 18.276
1980-08-01 18.414
1980-09-01 18.445
1980-10-01 18.506
1980-11-01 18.601
1980-12-01 18.64
1981-01-01 18.639
1981-02-01 18.613
1981-03-01 18.647
1981-04-01 18.711
1981-05-01 18.766
1981-06-01 18.789
1981-07-01 18.785
1981-08-01 18.748
1981-09-01 18.712
1981-10-01 18.566
1981-11-01 18.409
1981-12-01 18.223
1982-01-01 18.047
1982-02-01 17.981
1982-03-01 17.857
1982-04-01 17.683
1982-05-01 17.588
1982-06-01 17.43
1982-07-01 17.278
1982-08-01 17.16
1982-09-01 17.074
1982-10-01 16.853
1982-11-01 16.722
1982-12-01 16.69
1983-01-01 16.705
1983-02-01 16.706
1983-03-01 16.711
1983-04-01 16.794
1983-05-01 16.885
1983-06-01 16.96
1983-07-01 17.059
1983-08-01 17.118
1983-09-01 17.255
1983-10-01 17.367
1983-11-01 17.479
1983-12-01 17.551
1984-01-01 17.63
1984-02-01 17.728
1984-03-01 17.806
1984-04-01 17.872
1984-05-01 17.916
1984-06-01 17.967
1984-07-01 18.013
1984-08-01 18.034
1984-09-01 18.019
1984-10-01 18.024
1984-11-01 18.016
1984-12-01 18.023
1985-01-01 18.009
1985-02-01 17.966
1985-03-01 17.939
1985-04-01 17.886
1985-05-01 17.855
1985-06-01 17.819
1985-07-01 17.776
1985-08-01 17.756
1985-09-01 17.718
1985-10-01 17.708
1985-11-01 17.697
1985-12-01 17.693
1986-01-01 17.686
1986-02-01 17.663
1986-03-01 17.624
1986-04-01 17.616
1986-05-01 17.593
1986-06-01 17.53
1986-07-01 17.497
1986-08-01 17.489
1986-09-01 17.498
1986-10-01 17.477
1986-11-01 17.472
1986-12-01 17.478
1987-01-01 17.465
1987-02-01 17.499
1987-03-01 17.507
1987-04-01 17.525
1987-05-01 17.542
1987-06-01 17.537
1987-07-01 17.593
1987-08-01 17.63
1987-09-01 17.691
1987-10-01 17.729
1987-11-01 17.775
1987-12-01 17.809
1988-01-01 17.79
1988-02-01 17.823
1988-03-01 17.844
1988-04-01 17.874
1988-05-01 17.892
1988-06-01 17.916
1988-07-01 17.926
1988-08-01 17.891
1988-09-01 17.914
1988-10-01 17.966
1988-11-01 18.003
1988-12-01 18.025
1989-01-01 18.057
1989-02-01 18.055
1989-03-01 18.06
1989-04-01 18.055
1989-05-01 18.04
1989-06-01 18.013
1989-07-01 17.98
1989-08-01 17.964
1989-09-01 17.922
1989-10-01 17.895
1989-11-01 17.886
1989-12-01 17.881
1990-01-01 17.797
1990-02-01 17.893
1990-03-01 17.868
1990-04-01 17.845
1990-05-01 17.797
1990-06-01 17.776
1990-07-01 17.704
1990-08-01 17.649
1990-09-01 17.609
1990-10-01 17.577
1990-11-01 17.428
1990-12-01 17.395
1991-01-01 17.33
1991-02-01 17.211
1991-03-01 17.14
1991-04-01 17.093
1991-05-01 17.07
1991-06-01 17.044
1991-07-01 17.015
1991-08-01 17.025
1991-09-01 17.01
1991-10-01 16.999
1991-11-01 16.961
1991-12-01 16.916
1992-01-01 16.839
1992-02-01 16.829
1992-03-01 16.805
1992-04-01 16.831
1992-05-01 16.835
1992-06-01 16.826
1992-07-01 16.819
1992-08-01 16.783
1992-09-01 16.761
1992-10-01 16.751
1992-11-01 16.758
1992-12-01 16.769
1993-01-01 16.791
1993-02-01 16.805
1993-03-01 16.795
1993-04-01 16.772
1993-05-01 16.766
1993-06-01 16.742
1993-07-01 16.739
1993-08-01 16.741
1993-09-01 16.769
1993-10-01 16.778
1993-11-01 16.8
1993-12-01 16.815
1994-01-01 16.855
1994-02-01 16.862
1994-03-01 16.897
1994-04-01 16.933
1994-05-01 16.962
1994-06-01 17.01
1994-07-01 17.026
1994-08-01 17.081
1994-09-01 17.115
1994-10-01 17.144
1994-11-01 17.186
1994-12-01 17.217
1995-01-01 17.262
1995-02-01 17.265
1995-03-01 17.263
1995-04-01 17.278
1995-05-01 17.259
1995-06-01 17.247
1995-07-01 17.218
1995-08-01 17.24
1995-09-01 17.247
1995-10-01 17.216
1995-11-01 17.209
1995-12-01 17.231
1996-01-01 17.208
1996-02-01 17.229
1996-03-01 17.193
1996-04-01 17.204
1996-05-01 17.222
1996-06-01 17.226
1996-07-01 17.223
1996-08-01 17.255
1996-09-01 17.252
1996-10-01 17.268
1996-11-01 17.277
1996-12-01 17.284
1997-01-01 17.297
1997-02-01 17.316
1997-03-01 17.34
1997-04-01 17.349
1997-05-01 17.362
1997-06-01 17.387
1997-07-01 17.389
1997-08-01 17.452
1997-09-01 17.465
1997-10-01 17.513
1997-11-01 17.556
1997-12-01 17.588
1998-01-01 17.619
1998-02-01 17.627
1998-03-01 17.637
1998-04-01 17.637
1998-05-01 17.624
1998-06-01 17.608
1998-07-01 17.422
1998-08-01 17.563
1998-09-01 17.557
1998-10-01 17.512
1998-11-01 17.465
1998-12-01 17.449
1999-01-01 17.427
1999-02-01 17.395
1999-03-01 17.368
1999-04-01 17.344
1999-05-01 17.333
1999-06-01 17.295
1999-07-01 17.308
1999-08-01 17.287
1999-09-01 17.281
1999-10-01 17.272
1999-11-01 17.282
1999-12-01 17.28
2000-01-01 17.284
2000-02-01 17.285
2000-03-01 17.302
2000-04-01 17.298
2000-05-01 17.279
2000-06-01 17.296
2000-07-01 17.322
2000-08-01 17.287
2000-09-01 17.23
2000-10-01 17.217
2000-11-01 17.202
2000-12-01 17.181
2001-01-01 17.104
2001-02-01 17.028
2001-03-01 16.938
2001-04-01 16.802
2001-05-01 16.661
2001-06-01 16.515
2001-07-01 16.382
2001-08-01 16.232
2001-09-01 16.117
2001-10-01 15.972
2001-11-01 15.825
2001-12-01 15.711
2002-01-01 15.587
2002-02-01 15.515
2002-03-01 15.443
2002-04-01 15.392
2002-05-01 15.337
2002-06-01 15.298
2002-07-01 15.256
2002-08-01 15.171
2002-09-01 15.119
2002-10-01 15.06
2002-11-01 14.992
2002-12-01 14.912
2003-01-01 14.866
2003-02-01 14.781
2003-03-01 14.721
2003-04-01 14.609
2003-05-01 14.557
2003-06-01 14.493
2003-07-01 14.402
2003-08-01 14.376
2003-09-01 14.347
2003-10-01 14.334
2003-11-01 14.316
2003-12-01 14.3
2004-01-01 14.29
2004-02-01 14.279
2004-03-01 14.287
2004-04-01 14.315
2004-05-01 14.342
2004-06-01 14.332
2004-07-01 14.33
2004-08-01 14.345
2004-09-01 14.331
2004-10-01 14.332
2004-11-01 14.307
2004-12-01 14.287
2005-01-01 14.257
2005-02-01 14.273
2005-03-01 14.269
2005-04-01 14.25
2005-05-01 14.256
2005-06-01 14.227
2005-07-01 14.226
2005-08-01 14.203
2005-09-01 14.175
2005-10-01 14.192
2005-11-01 14.187
2005-12-01 14.193
2006-01-01 14.21
2006-02-01 14.209
2006-03-01 14.214
2006-04-01 14.226
2006-05-01 14.203
2006-06-01 14.213
2006-07-01 14.188
2006-08-01 14.159
2006-09-01 14.125
2006-10-01 14.075
2006-11-01 14.041
2006-12-01 14.015
2007-01-01 14.008
2007-02-01 13.997
2007-03-01 13.97
2007-04-01 13.945
2007-05-01 13.929
2007-06-01 13.911
2007-07-01 13.889
2007-08-01 13.828
2007-09-01 13.79
2007-10-01 13.764
2007-11-01 13.757
2007-12-01 13.746
2008-01-01 13.725
2008-02-01 13.696
2008-03-01 13.659
2008-04-01 13.599
2008-05-01 13.564
2008-06-01 13.504
2008-07-01 13.43
2008-08-01 13.358
2008-09-01 13.275
2008-10-01 13.147
2008-11-01 13.034
2008-12-01 12.85
2009-01-01 12.561
2009-02-01 12.38
2009-03-01 12.208
2009-04-01 12.03
2009-05-01 11.862
2009-06-01 11.726
2009-07-01 11.668
2009-08-01 11.626
2009-09-01 11.591
2009-10-01 11.538
2009-11-01 11.509
2009-12-01 11.475
2010-01-01 11.46
2010-02-01 11.453
2010-03-01 11.453
2010-04-01 11.489
2010-05-01 11.525
2010-06-01 11.545
2010-07-01 11.561
2010-08-01 11.553
2010-09-01 11.563
2010-10-01 11.562
2010-11-01 11.585
2010-12-01 11.595
2011-01-01 11.618
2011-02-01 11.653
2011-03-01 11.67
2011-04-01 11.7
2011-05-01 11.712
2011-06-01 11.724
2011-07-01 11.742
2011-08-01 11.766
2011-09-01 11.771
2011-10-01 11.776
2011-11-01 11.774
2011-12-01 11.799
2012-01-01 11.834
2012-02-01 11.857
2012-03-01 11.899
2012-04-01 11.916
2012-05-01 11.93
2012-06-01 11.941
2012-07-01 11.965
2012-08-01 11.961
2012-09-01 11.948
2012-10-01 11.951
2012-11-01 11.947
2012-12-01 11.961
2013-01-01 11.98
2013-02-01 12.002
2013-03-01 12.006
2013-04-01 12.006
2013-05-01 12.007
2013-06-01 12.005
2013-07-01 11.983
2013-08-01 12.011
2013-09-01 12.022
2013-10-01 12.04
2013-11-01 12.072
2013-12-01 12.086
2014-01-01 12.102
2014-02-01 12.122
2014-03-01 12.131
2014-04-01 12.142
2014-05-01 12.154
2014-06-01 12.177
2014-07-01 12.191
2014-08-01 12.205
2014-09-01 12.214
2014-10-01 12.237
2014-11-01 12.282
2014-12-01 12.301
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