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Manufacturing Compass

Hawaii manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Not disclosed by BLS

BLS withheld employment and wage figures for Hawaii manufacturing in 2024 to protect the confidentiality of individual employers. Establishment counts are still published. The withheld amounts remain included in the U.S. total.

01Core measures

Hawaii manufacturing in 2024

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

Establishments

1,183

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
397,198
Share of U.S.Calc
0.3%

Employment

Not disclosed

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,733,350
Share of U.S.Calc
—

Total wages

Not disclosed

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
—

Average weekly wage

Not disclosed

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,643
vs. U.S.Calc
—

Average annual pay

Not disclosed

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$85,461
vs. U.S.Calc
—

Location quotient

Not disclosed

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Compares manufacturing's share of all local jobs with its share nationally.

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. 5 are withheld by BLS (“Not disclosed”). Subsectors therefore may not add up to the manufacturing total.

  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    5,930
    Establishments
    431
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,333
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −27.8%
    Location quotient
    0.81
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,230
    Establishments
    55
    Avg. annual pay
    $58,148
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.9%
    Location quotient
    0.89
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    770
    Establishments
    163
    Avg. annual pay
    $48,784
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −40.7%
    Location quotient
    0.30
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    752
    Establishments
    47
    Avg. annual pay
    $97,150
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +28.6%
    Location quotient
    0.44
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    724
    Establishments
    31
    Avg. annual pay
    $106,751
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +14.5%
    Location quotient
    0.10
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    544
    Establishments
    108
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,990
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −26.4%
    Location quotient
    0.37
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    402
    Establishments
    57
    Avg. annual pay
    $64,820
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −45.2%
    Location quotient
    0.11
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    322
    Establishments
    56
    Avg. annual pay
    $58,222
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.8%
    Location quotient
    0.23
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    302
    Establishments
    50
    Avg. annual pay
    $76,541
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +4.6%
    Location quotient
    0.05
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    297
    Establishments
    62
    Avg. annual pay
    $42,432
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −26.8%
    Location quotient
    0.87
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    242
    Establishments
    22
    Avg. annual pay
    $64,915
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.4%
    Location quotient
    0.08
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    229
    Establishments
    18
    Avg. annual pay
    $94,928
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −38.1%
    Location quotient
    0.05
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    162
    Establishments
    26
    Avg. annual pay
    $53,891
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −0.9%
    Location quotient
    0.40
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    161
    Establishments
    24
    Avg. annual pay
    $70,396
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +12.8%
    Location quotient
    0.09
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    83
    Establishments
    3
    Avg. annual pay
    $60,403
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −26.0%
    Location quotient
    0.06
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    80
    Establishments
    12
    Avg. annual pay
    $46,745
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −21.0%
    Location quotient
    0.77
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    9
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    4
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    3
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    2
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    1
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed

03By year

Hawaii 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 Hawaii by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
202212,509$52,281−34.2%
202312,579$54,445−34.1%
2024Not disclosedNot disclosed—
2025Not disclosedNot disclosed—

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File
data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2024 (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