Utah Manufacturing Facts

Manufacturers in Utah account for 10.46% of the total output in the state, employing 8.87% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $20.14 billion in 2019. In addition, there were an average of 141,000 manufacturing employees in Utah in 2020, with an average annual compensation of $71,913.42 in 2019.

Manufacturing Output and Firms

Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2019)
$20.14
(Percent share of total gross state product)
10.46%
Manufacturing Firms in Utah (2017)
3,206

Employment and Compensation

Manufacturing Employment (2020)
141,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
8.87%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2019)
$71,913.42
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2019)
$45,949.78

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau

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Utah Export Facts

Manufacturers help to drive Utah’s economy, with $16.73 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2020. That same year, $3.35 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 19.90% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 86.00% percent of all exporters in Utah.

Manufacturing Exports

Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2020)
$16.73
(Percent share of total goods exports)
94.46%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
49,640
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
19.90%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
86.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2020)
$3.35
(Percent of total exports, 2020)
20.03%
United Kingdom
53.22%
Canada
8.52%
Mexico
5.08%
Taiwan
3.82%
Japan
3.63%

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.