Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2021)
$101.95
(Percent share of total gross state product)
12.67%
Manufacturing Firms in Pennsylvania (2019)
12,138
Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Pennsylvania account for 12.67% of the total output in the state, employing 9.53% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $101.95 billion in 2021. In addition, there were an average of 553,000 manufacturing employees in Pennsylvania in December 2021, with an average annual compensation of $82,793.13 in 2021.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (December 2021)
553,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
9.53%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2021)
$82,793.13
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2021)
$61,786.50
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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Pennsylvania Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive the Pennsylvania economy, with $39.37 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2021.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2021)
$39.37
Top 5 Export Markets (total percentage 2021)
57.26%
Canada
29.09%
Mexico
11.87%
China
7.55%
Germany
4.49%
United Kingdom
4.26%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 49.38% ($690.92 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2021 – 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.