Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Pennsylvania account for 11.42% of the total output in the state, employing 9.63% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $92.37 billion in 2019. In addition, there were an average of 540,000 manufacturing employees in Pennsylvania in 2020, with an average annual compensation of $77,627.79 in 2019.
Employment and Compensation
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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Pennsylvania Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive Pennsylvania’s economy, with $33.12 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2020. That same year, $15.89 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 19.00% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 89% percent of all exporters in Pennsylvania.
Manufacturing Exports
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 48.3% ($659.49 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2019 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
- FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.