| Year | Total Employment | Manufacturing | Manufacturing as percent of total | |||||||
| US | New York | % | US | New York | % | US | New York | |||
| 1969 | 91,053,200 | 8,494,052 | 9.33 | 20,546,000 | 1,897,132 | 9.23 | 22.6 | 22.3 | ||
| 1970 | 91,277,600 | 8,465,868 | 9.27 | 19,687,400 | 1,784,763 | 9.07% | 21.6% | 21.1% | ||
| 1971 | 91,581,400 | 8,345,341 | 9.11% | 18,854,600 | 1,657,885 | 8.79% | 20.6% | 19.9% | ||
| 1972 | 94,312,200 | 8,348,261 | 8.85% | 19,345,800 | 1,626,448 | 8.41% | 20.5% | 19.5% | ||
| 1973 | 98,427,500 | 8,465,363 | 8.60% | 20,413,200 | 1,643,527 | 8.05% | 20.7% | 19.4% | ||
| 1974 | 100,111,800 | 8,392,017 | 8.38% | 20,400,400 | 1,599,097 | 7.84% | 20.4% | 19.1% | ||
| 1975 | 98,900,600 | 8,172,219 | 8.26% | 18,654,600 | 1,446,472 | 7.75% | 18.9% | 17.7% | ||
| 1976 | 101,591,200 | 8,125,400 | 8.00% | 19,372,300 | 1,466,228 | 7.57% | 19.1% | 18.0% | ||
| 1977 | 105,042,200 | 8,198,948 | 7.81% | 20,090,000 | 1,486,245 | 7.40% | 19.1% | 18.1% | ||
| 1978 | 109,686,600 | 8,384,019 | 7.64% | 20,952,400 | 1,516,058 | 7.24% | 19.1% | 18.1% | ||
| 1979 | 113,147,100 | 8,580,543 | 7.58% | 21,479,000 | 1,535,405 | 7.15% | 19.0% | 17.9% | ||
| 1980 | 113,983,200 | 8,602,022 | 7.55% | 20,761,100 | 1,490,311 | 7.18% | 18.2% | 17.3% | ||
| 1981 | 114,914,000 | 8,665,868 | 7.54% | 20,638,200 | 1,472,033 | 7.13% | 18.0% | 17.0% | ||
| 1982 | 114,163,300 | 8,672,716 | 7.60% | 19,248,900 | 1,388,668 | 7.21% | 16.9% | 16.0% | ||
| 1983 | 115,645,700 | 8,729,621 | 7.55% | 18,892,700 | 1,341,874 | 7.10% | 16.3% | 15.4% | ||
| 1984 | 120,528,100 | 9,002,728 | 7.47% | 19,850,400 | 1,367,302 | 6.89% | 16.5% | 15.2% | ||
| 1985 | 123,796,700 | 9,227,207 | 7.45% | 19,750,600 | 1,334,213 | 6.76% | 16.0% | 14.5% | ||
| 1986 | 126,232,300 | 9,424,256 | 7.47% | 19,461,700 | 1,292,751 | 6.64% | 15.4% | 13.7% | ||
| 1987 | 129,548,400 | 9,471,509 | 7.31% | 19,528,800 | 1,249,374 | 6.40% | 15.1% | 13.2% | ||
| 1988 | 133,563,900 | 9,684,192 | 7.25% | 19,862,000 | 1,241,710 | 6.25% | 14.9% | 12.8% | ||
| 1989 | 136,177,800 | 9,752,014 | 7.16% | 19,959,500 | 1,217,093 | 6.10% | 14.7% | 12.5% | ||
| 1990 | 138,330,900 | 9,727,348 | 7.03% | 19,664,200 | 1,152,507 | 5.86% | 14.2% | 11.8% | ||
| 1991 | 137,612,800 | 9,482,658 | 6.89% | 18,996,700 | 1,089,829 | 5.74% | 13.8% | 11.5% | ||
| 1992 | 138,166,100 | 9,410,147 | 6.81% | 18,677,900 | 1,045,366 | 5.60% | 13.5% | 11.1% | ||
| 1993 | 140,774,400 | 9,431,043 | 6.70% | 18,676,000 | 1,013,011 | 5.42% | 13.3% | 10.7% | ||
| 1994 | 144,196,600 | 9,464,935 | 6.56% | 18,973,700 | 988,801 | 5.21% | 13.2% | 10.4% | ||
| 1995 | 147,915,800 | 9,511,472 | 6.43% | 19,138,300 | 972,084 | 5.08% | 12.9% | 10.2% | ||
| 1996 | 151,056,200 | 9,595,379 | 6.35% | 19,142,900 | 955,089 | 4.99% | 12.7% | 10.0% | ||
| 1997 | 154,541,200 | 9,731,824 | 6.30% | 19,322,200 | 952,436 | 4.93% | 12.5% | 9.8% | ||
| 1998* | 158,481,200 | 9,901,394 | 6.25% | 18,108,900 | 802,733 | 4.43% | 11.4% | 8.1% | ||
| 1999 | 161,531,300 | 10,164,527 | 6.29% | 17,846,900 | 780,293 | 4.37% | 11.0% | 7.7% | ||
| 2000 | 165,370,800 | 10,424,526 | 6.30% | 17,750,600 | 765,716 | 4.31% | 10.7% | 7.3% | ||
| 2001 | 165,522,200 | 10,438,676 | 6.31% | 16,921,600 | 730,571 | 4.32% | 10.2% | 7.0% | ||
| 2002 | 165,095,100 | 10,348,481 | 6.27% | 15,745,700 | 675,773 | 4.29% | 9.5% | 6.5% | ||
| 2003 | 165,921,500 | 10,377,941 | 6.25% | 14,975,000 | 637,444 | 4.26% | 9.0% | 6.1% | ||
| 2004 | 168,839,700 | 10,513,473 | 6.23% | 14,790,900 | 621,531 | 4.20% | 8.8% | 5.9% | ||
| 2005 | 172,338,400 | 10,654,659 | 6.18% | 14,724,200 | 606,795 | 4.12% | 8.5% | 5.7% | ||
| 2006 | 175,868,600 | 10,810,338 | 6.15% | 14,675,200 | 592,413 | 4.04% | 8.3% | 5.5% | ||
| 2007 | 179,543,700 | 11,083,019 | 6.17% | 14,460,800 | 581,295 | 4.02% | 8.1% | 5.2% | ||
| 2008 | 179,213,900 | 11,197,859 | 6.25% | 13,971,300 | 559,414 | 4.00% | 7.8% | 5.0% | ||
| 2009 | 173,636,700 | 10,984,512 | 6.33% | 12,478,200 | 506,558 | 4.06% | 7.2% | 4.6% | ||
| 2010 | 172,901,700 | 11,005,904 | 6.37% | 12,092,900 | 483,944 | 4.00% | 7.0% | 4.4% | ||
| 2011 | 176,091,700 | 11,294,271 | 6.41% | 12,376,700 | 489,458 | 3.95% | 7.0% | 4.3% | ||
| 2012 | 178,979,700 | 11,433,058 | 6.39% | 12,596,200 | 490,672 | 3.90% | 7.0% | 4.3% | ||
| 2013 | 182,328,100 | 11,619,011 | 6.37% | 12,761,200 | 491,475 | 3.85% | 7.0% | 4.2% | ||
| 2014 | 186,239,800 | 11,865,761 | 6.37% | 12,907,600 | 487,239 | 3.77% | 6.9% | 4.1% | ||
| 2015 | 190,325,800 | 12,099,197 | 6.36% | 13,078,600 | 489,553 | 3.74% | 6.9% | 4.0% | ||
| 2016 | 193,425,900 | 12,259,166 | 6.34% | 13,131,900 | 487,932 | 3.72% | 6.8% | 4.0% | ||
| 2017 | 196,394,100 | 12,391,361 | 6.31% | 13,233,200 | 481,546 | 3.64% | 6.7% | 3.9% | ||
| 2018 | 200,292,200 | 12,655,123 | 6.32% | 13,449,200 | 478,294 | 3.56% | 6.7% | 3.8% | ||
| 2019 | 201,635,200 | 12,745,758 | 6.32% | 13,531,000 | 472,096 | 3.49% | 6.7% | 3.7% | ||
| 2020 | 195,286,600 | 11,871,619 | 6.08% | 12,863,000 | 433,937 | 3.37% | 6.6% | 3.7% | ||
| 2021 | 202,752,100 | 12,227,874 | 6.03% | 13,050,100 | 440,062 | 3.37% | 6.4% | 3.6% | ||
| 2022 | 212,442,000 | 12,892,046 | 6.07% | 13,523,700 | 454,887 | 3.36% | 6.4% | 3.5% | ||
| Source: BEA REIS data. Note: The definition of manufacturing changed in 1998 lowering the number of manufacturing positions, this may overestimate the decline in manufacturing but does not affect the comparisons between the United States and New York. | ||||||||||