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Manufacturing Compass

New York manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2023. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

New York manufacturing in 2023

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

Establishments

16,744

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
392,201
Share of U.S.Calc
4.3%

Employment

418,699

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,868,061
Share of U.S.Calc
3.3%

Total wages

$33.6 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
3.2%

Average weekly wage

$1,545

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,588
vs. U.S.Calc
−2.7%

Average annual pay

$80,359

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$82,575
vs. U.S.Calc
−2.7%

Location quotient

0.53

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in New York is 0.53 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.

  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    59,088
    Establishments
    2,531
    Avg. annual pay
    $58,437
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.5%
    Location quotient
    0.55
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    53,944
    Establishments
    1,064
    Avg. annual pay
    $118,293
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −22.5%
    Location quotient
    0.80
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    45,686
    Establishments
    2,123
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,539
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.1%
    Location quotient
    0.51
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    40,517
    Establishments
    788
    Avg. annual pay
    $100,996
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.4%
    Location quotient
    0.73
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    34,368
    Establishments
    950
    Avg. annual pay
    $86,489
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.9%
    Location quotient
    0.49
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    27,551
    Establishments
    1,812
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,999
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.2%
    Location quotient
    0.72
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    21,264
    Establishments
    410
    Avg. annual pay
    $70,355
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +5.7%
    Location quotient
    0.47
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    18,504
    Establishments
    364
    Avg. annual pay
    $85,643
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −3.3%
    Location quotient
    0.17
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    17,123
    Establishments
    1,509
    Avg. annual pay
    $62,394
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +6.1%
    Location quotient
    0.75
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    15,307
    Establishments
    708
    Avg. annual pay
    $76,833
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +5.7%
    Location quotient
    0.59
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    14,462
    Establishments
    363
    Avg. annual pay
    $92,714
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +14.4%
    Location quotient
    0.57
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    13,415
    Establishments
    877
    Avg. annual pay
    $48,897
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −16.6%
    Location quotient
    0.65
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    13,184
    Establishments
    240
    Avg. annual pay
    $77,426
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.6%
    Location quotient
    0.60
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    10,596
    Establishments
    903
    Avg. annual pay
    $63,840
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +13.6%
    Location quotient
    0.48
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    10,116
    Establishments
    182
    Avg. annual pay
    $85,216
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.1%
    Location quotient
    0.44
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    8,610
    Establishments
    829
    Avg. annual pay
    $69,576
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +24.9%
    Location quotient
    1.58
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    7,569
    Establishments
    485
    Avg. annual pay
    $59,696
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.4%
    Location quotient
    0.29
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    2,562
    Establishments
    262
    Avg. annual pay
    $56,670
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +9.4%
    Location quotient
    0.41
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    2,052
    Establishments
    150
    Avg. annual pay
    $76,096
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +33.7%
    Location quotient
    0.37
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    1,710
    Establishments
    112
    Avg. annual pay
    $95,537
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −30.6%
    Location quotient
    0.26
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,072
    Establishments
    84
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,686
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +16.3%
    Location quotient
    0.66

03By year

New York 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 New York by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
2022419,896$77,933−2.0%
2023418,699$80,359−2.7%
2024411,179$84,752−0.8%
2025401,267$87,280−2.4%

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File
data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2023 (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.

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