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Manufacturing Compass

Florida manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2022. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

Florida manufacturing in 2022

Totals and averages for all private manufacturing employers in Florida combined. They describe the industry statewide, not any individual plant or company.

Establishments

24,107

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
380,711
Share of U.S.Calc
6.3%

Employment

408,338

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,759,129
Share of U.S.Calc
3.2%

Total wages

$30.5 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
3%

Average weekly wage

$1,434

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,529
vs. U.S.Calc
−6.2%

Average annual pay

$74,594

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$79,483
vs. U.S.Calc
−6.2%

Location quotient

0.51

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in Florida is 0.51 times its share of all U.S. jobs.

Calcmarks our calculations from BLS figures (formulas below). All other values are published by BLS.

02Subsectors

Where manufacturing jobs are

The 21 three-digit NAICS manufacturing subsectors, largest employment first.

  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    53,969
    Establishments
    1,473
    Avg. annual pay
    $87,376
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +3.7%
    Location quotient
    0.51
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    45,329
    Establishments
    1,828
    Avg. annual pay
    $107,628
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −26.6%
    Location quotient
    0.67
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    43,718
    Establishments
    2,855
    Avg. annual pay
    $60,366
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.8%
    Location quotient
    0.49
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    35,547
    Establishments
    1,896
    Avg. annual pay
    $56,256
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.7%
    Location quotient
    0.34
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    35,439
    Establishments
    2,947
    Avg. annual pay
    $73,011
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.8%
    Location quotient
    0.91
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    32,234
    Establishments
    1,841
    Avg. annual pay
    $77,363
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.4%
    Location quotient
    0.47
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    27,460
    Establishments
    1,619
    Avg. annual pay
    $89,189
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.8%
    Location quotient
    0.49
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    24,507
    Establishments
    1,341
    Avg. annual pay
    $65,997
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −5.1%
    Location quotient
    0.95
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    16,539
    Establishments
    2,068
    Avg. annual pay
    $56,394
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.6%
    Location quotient
    0.70
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    15,242
    Establishments
    757
    Avg. annual pay
    $64,039
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +8.1%
    Location quotient
    0.57
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    14,497
    Establishments
    746
    Avg. annual pay
    $61,759
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −3.6%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    14,117
    Establishments
    1,506
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,678
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.0%
    Location quotient
    0.60
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    13,365
    Establishments
    694
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,040
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +23.1%
    Location quotient
    0.66
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    10,436
    Establishments
    716
    Avg. annual pay
    $73,007
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.1%
    Location quotient
    0.41
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    7,819
    Establishments
    272
    Avg. annual pay
    $78,828
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.8%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    5,474
    Establishments
    295
    Avg. annual pay
    $78,283
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.4%
    Location quotient
    0.24
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    4,112
    Establishments
    500
    Avg. annual pay
    $47,835
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.1%
    Location quotient
    0.63
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    3,273
    Establishments
    124
    Avg. annual pay
    $85,039
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −35.9%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    3,180
    Establishments
    382
    Avg. annual pay
    $65,384
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +22.3%
    Location quotient
    0.55
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,126
    Establishments
    119
    Avg. annual pay
    $48,127
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −12.8%
    Location quotient
    0.68
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    957
    Establishments
    132
    Avg. annual pay
    $54,126
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.2%
    Location quotient
    0.16

03By year

Florida manufacturing, 2022–2025

Wages are in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation). BLS cautions that QCEW is not designed as a time series, so treat year-to-year differences as indicative.

Private manufacturing in Florida by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
2022408,338$74,594−6.2%
2023420,942$78,321−5.2%
2024427,497$81,973−4.1%
2025426,975$86,479−3.3%

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File
data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2022 (final BLS data)
Industry
NAICS 2022, sector 31–33 and its three-digit subsectors
Ownership
Private employers only
Geography
Statewide; compared with the U.S. total
Citation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

What these numbers cover

  • Jobs reported to state unemployment insurance programs, about 95% of U.S. wage and salary jobs. Self-employed workers and proprietors are excluded; people with two jobs may be counted twice.
  • Averages describe all employers combined and do not represent any single manufacturer. Where a subsector has few establishments or jobs, its averages can swing widely and are less representative.
  • Not disclosed: BLS withheld the value to protect employer confidentiality. It is never shown as zero. No BLS data: BLS publishes no figures for that combination.

Calculations

  • Share of U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value.
  • vs. U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value − 1.
  • Both inputs come from the same BLS file: same year, industry, and ownership. Not calculated when either value is withheld (shown as —).
  • Location quotient is published by BLS: the industry's share of all local jobs (all industries and ownerships) divided by its share nationally.

Read our methodology