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Manufacturing Compass

New York manufacturing

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

01Core measures

New York manufacturing in 2024

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

Establishments

17,218

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
397,198
Share of U.S.Calc
4.3%

Employment

411,179

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,733,350
Share of U.S.Calc
3.2%

Total wages

$34.8 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

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

Average weekly wage

$1,630

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,643
vs. U.S.Calc
−0.8%

Average annual pay

$84,752

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$85,461
vs. U.S.Calc
−0.8%

Location quotient

0.52

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in New York is 0.52 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
    60,722
    Establishments
    2,644
    Avg. annual pay
    $61,803
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +0.6%
    Location quotient
    0.55
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    53,091
    Establishments
    1,134
    Avg. annual pay
    $125,578
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.1%
    Location quotient
    0.83
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    44,580
    Establishments
    2,146
    Avg. annual pay
    $74,877
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.3%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    40,433
    Establishments
    861
    Avg. annual pay
    $109,301
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −7.5%
    Location quotient
    0.72
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    33,620
    Establishments
    981
    Avg. annual pay
    $91,241
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +3.9%
    Location quotient
    0.49
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    26,842
    Establishments
    1,876
    Avg. annual pay
    $77,099
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.3%
    Location quotient
    0.70
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    20,140
    Establishments
    424
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,969
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +5.2%
    Location quotient
    0.45
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    18,112
    Establishments
    384
    Avg. annual pay
    $91,065
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.3%
    Location quotient
    0.16
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    16,203
    Establishments
    1,481
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,569
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +8.9%
    Location quotient
    0.73
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    15,146
    Establishments
    712
    Avg. annual pay
    $79,336
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +5.0%
    Location quotient
    0.58
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    13,869
    Establishments
    394
    Avg. annual pay
    $98,748
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +15.2%
    Location quotient
    0.53
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    13,761
    Establishments
    923
    Avg. annual pay
    $52,007
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −14.9%
    Location quotient
    0.66
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    12,725
    Establishments
    240
    Avg. annual pay
    $80,561
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.4%
    Location quotient
    0.57
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    10,406
    Establishments
    912
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,481
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +12.1%
    Location quotient
    0.48
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    9,807
    Establishments
    187
    Avg. annual pay
    $85,579
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.1%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    7,505
    Establishments
    818
    Avg. annual pay
    $70,241
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +21.2%
    Location quotient
    1.46
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    7,067
    Establishments
    488
    Avg. annual pay
    $61,897
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −0.8%
    Location quotient
    0.27
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    2,486
    Establishments
    260
    Avg. annual pay
    $59,352
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +9.1%
    Location quotient
    0.41
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    1,875
    Establishments
    148
    Avg. annual pay
    $77,617
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +30.1%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    1,755
    Establishments
    118
    Avg. annual pay
    $93,321
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −34.0%
    Location quotient
    0.25
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,035
    Establishments
    86
    Avg. annual pay
    $69,636
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +17.7%
    Location quotient
    0.65

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/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