Fast Facts and Stats: Manufacturing in the U.S., a New Infographic from the U.S. Census
From the Census:
With almost 300,000 establishments and 11 million employees, manufacturing plays a major role in the nation’s economy. A new U.S. Census Bureau infographic, “Manufacturing in America,” focuses on the scope of manufacturing, its importance as a major employer and its concentrations throughout the country. The infographic highlights a wide range of statistics from sources such as County Business Patterns and Annual Survey of Manufactures. The most recent year’s data from some of these programs are highlighted.
A printable version of the following infographic is also available.
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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