BLS CES · FRED API · Manufacturing Employment

Manufacturing Jobs
Scorecard

Month-by-month manufacturing employment — total, durable, and nondurable goods — updated automatically via the FRED API.

Data as of: October 1, 2026   Sources: MANEMP · DMANEMP · NDMANEMP    ← All Jobs Scorecard
Note ► Manufacturing data cannot be broken down by nativity. For foreign-born vs. native-born trends, see the All Jobs Scorecard. View scorecard →
Monthly job creation · 2022–present
Monthly Manufacturing Job Creation (BLS CES)

Each bar represents net manufacturing payroll change for that month. Source: BLS CES MANEMP series via FRED API.

Last 12 Months · Numbers in Thousands
MonthJobs Created
Oct 202619
Sep 202613
Aug 202621
Jul 202620
Jun 202613
May 2026-2
Apr 2026-1
Mar 202615
Feb 20261
Jan 20262
Dec 2025-13
Nov 2025-10
12-Month Total 78
Subsector employment levels · 2022–present
Durable Goods Employment

Machinery, vehicles, electronics, metals. Source: DMANEMP via FRED API.

Nondurable Goods Employment

Food, chemicals, paper, apparel. Source: NDMANEMP via FRED API.

Month-over-month gains by subsector · 2022–present
Durable Goods Job Gains
Nondurable Goods Job Gains
Monthly summary

Current Month vs Previous Month Summary

YearMonthTotal MfgDurableNondurable
2026Oct12,6817,9284,753
2026Sep12,6627,9034,759
Jobs Created This Month1925-6
Annual summary

This Year vs Last Year Summary

YearMonthTotal MfgDurableNondurable
2026Oct12,6817,9284,753
2025Oct12,6037,8054,798
Jobs Created Since Last Year78123-45
Historical context

Oldest Month vs Newest Month Summary

YearMonthTotal MfgDurableNondurable
2026Oct12,6817,9284,753
2007Jan14,0048,8865,118
Change Since Jan 2007-1,323-958-365
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