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: September 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
Sep 20269
Aug 202615
Jul 202620
Jun 202613
May 2026-2
Apr 2026-1
Mar 202615
Feb 20261
Jan 20262
Dec 2025-13
Nov 2025-10
Oct 2025-9
12-Month Total 40
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
2026Sep12,6527,8984,754
2026Aug12,6437,8904,753
Jobs Created This Month981
Annual summary

This Year vs Last Year Summary

YearMonthTotal MfgDurableNondurable
2026Sep12,6527,8984,754
2025Sep12,6127,8144,798
Jobs Created Since Last Year4084-44
Historical context

Oldest Month vs Newest Month Summary

YearMonthTotal MfgDurableNondurable
2026Sep12,6527,8984,754
2007Jan14,0048,8865,118
Change Since Jan 2007-1,352-988-364
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