Manufacturing employment is down 740,000 jobs since February 2020 amid the coronavirus crisis: U.S. manufacturing employment (thousands), January 2010–July 2020
| Date | Total employment, thousands of jobs |
|---|---|
| Jan-2010 | 11,460 |
| Feb-2010 | 11,453 |
| Mar-2010 | 11,453 |
| Apr-2010 | 11,489 |
| May-2010 | 11,525 |
| Jun-2010 | 11,545 |
| Jul-2010 | 11,561 |
| Aug-2010 | 11,553 |
| Sep-2010 | 11,563 |
| Oct-2010 | 11,562 |
| Nov-2010 | 11,585 |
| Dec-2010 | 11,595 |
| Jan-2011 | 11,621 |
| Feb-2011 | 11,654 |
| Mar-2011 | 11,675 |
| Apr-2011 | 11,704 |
| May-2011 | 11,713 |
| Jun-2011 | 11,727 |
| Jul-2011 | 11,746 |
| Aug-2011 | 11,764 |
| Sep-2011 | 11,769 |
| Oct-2011 | 11,780 |
| Nov-2011 | 11,770 |
| Dec-2011 | 11,802 |
| Jan-2012 | 11,838 |
| Feb-2012 | 11,860 |
| Mar-2012 | 11,898 |
| Apr-2012 | 11,916 |
| May-2012 | 11,927 |
| Jun-2012 | 11,936 |
| Jul-2012 | 11,964 |
| Aug-2012 | 11,960 |
| Sep-2012 | 11,954 |
| Oct-2012 | 11,961 |
| Nov-2012 | 11,950 |
| Dec-2012 | 11,960 |
| Jan-2013 | 11,983 |
| Feb-2013 | 11,996 |
| Mar-2013 | 11,999 |
| Apr-2013 | 12,000 |
| May-2013 | 12,000 |
| Jun-2013 | 12,004 |
| Jul-2013 | 11,984 |
| Aug-2013 | 12,014 |
| Sep-2013 | 12,032 |
| Oct-2013 | 12,056 |
| Nov-2013 | 12,079 |
| Dec-2013 | 12,083 |
| Jan-2014 | 12,081 |
| Feb-2014 | 12,106 |
| Mar-2014 | 12,120 |
| Apr-2014 | 12,134 |
| May-2014 | 12,146 |
| Jun-2014 | 12,170 |
| Jul-2014 | 12,189 |
| Aug-2014 | 12,208 |
| Sep-2014 | 12,226 |
| Oct-2014 | 12,259 |
| Nov-2014 | 12,284 |
| Dec-2014 | 12,292 |
| Jan-2015 | 12,292 |
| Feb-2015 | 12,301 |
| Mar-2015 | 12,312 |
| Apr-2015 | 12,318 |
| May-2015 | 12,333 |
| Jun-2015 | 12,334 |
| Jul-2015 | 12,349 |
| Aug-2015 | 12,345 |
| Sep-2015 | 12,354 |
| Oct-2015 | 12,362 |
| Nov-2015 | 12,357 |
| Dec-2015 | 12,362 |
| Jan-2016 | 12,379 |
| Feb-2016 | 12,367 |
| Mar-2016 | 12,345 |
| Apr-2016 | 12,349 |
| May-2016 | 12,332 |
| Jun-2016 | 12,351 |
| Jul-2016 | 12,369 |
| Aug-2016 | 12,348 |
| Sep-2016 | 12,347 |
| Oct-2016 | 12,347 |
| Nov-2016 | 12,342 |
| Dec-2016 | 12,356 |
| Jan-2017 | 12,369 |
| Feb-2017 | 12,384 |
| Mar-2017 | 12,395 |
| Apr-2017 | 12,400 |
| May-2017 | 12,406 |
| Jun-2017 | 12,418 |
| Jul-2017 | 12,417 |
| Aug-2017 | 12,461 |
| Sep-2017 | 12,470 |
| Oct-2017 | 12,492 |
| Nov-2017 | 12,514 |
| Dec-2017 | 12,541 |
| Jan-2018 | 12,558 |
| Feb-2018 | 12,588 |
| Mar-2018 | 12,611 |
| Apr-2018 | 12,632 |
| May-2018 | 12,658 |
| Jun-2018 | 12,687 |
| Jul-2018 | 12,706 |
| Aug-2018 | 12,719 |
| Sep-2018 | 12,740 |
| Oct-2018 | 12,764 |
| Nov-2018 | 12,784 |
| Dec-2018 | 12,805 |
| Jan-2019 | 12,825 |
| Feb-2019 | 12,830 |
| Mar-2019 | 12,827 |
| Apr-2019 | 12,829 |
| May-2019 | 12,829 |
| Jun-2019 | 12,838 |
| Jul-2019 | 12,845 |
| Aug-2019 | 12,848 |
| Sep-2019 | 12,851 |
| Oct-2019 | 12,810 |
| Nov-2019 | 12,868 |
| Dec-2019 | 12,866 |
| Jan-2020 | 12,844 |
| Feb-2020 | 12,852 |
| Mar-2020 | 12,806 |
| Apr-2020 | 11,489 |
| May-2020 | 11,729 |
| Jun-2020 | 12,086 |
| Jul-2020 | 12,112 |
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Statistics (CES) data series [CES3000000001].