Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern America

Northern America: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
9.4%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
26th
of 39 groups
All-time high
13.9%
in 2000
All-time low
9.4%
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern America, 2000–2025

0510152000201220252000: 13.92001: 13.52002: 13.22003: 12.92004: 12.62005: 12.22006: 11.92007: 11.72008: 11.42009: 10.62010: 10.52011: 10.62012: 10.72013: 10.72014: 10.42015: 10.42016: 10.32017: 10.22018: 10.22019: 10.12020: 102021: 9.82022: 9.82023: 9.92024: 9.62025: 9.4

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 9.4% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern America peaked at 13.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2025.

That places Northern America 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Northern America, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 13.9%
2001 13.5% -3.0%
2002 13.2% -1.9%
2003 12.9% -2.3%
2004 12.6% -2.9%
2005 12.2% -3.0%
2006 11.9% -2.0%
2007 11.7% -2.4%
2008 11.4% -2.1%
2009 10.6% -7.0%
2010 10.5% -0.8%
2011 10.6% +0.9%
2012 10.7% +0.9%
2013 10.7% -0.3%
2014 10.4% -2.5%
2015 10.4% +0.1%
2016 10.3% -1.2%
2017 10.2% -1.1%
2018 10.2% -0.4%
2019 10.1% -0.3%
2020 10.0% -1.1%
2021 9.8% -1.9%
2022 9.8% -0.1%
2023 9.9% +0.7%
2024 9.6% -3.3%
2025 9.4% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.4% 10.6% 13.9% 10
2010s 10.4% 10.1% 10.7% 10
2020s 9.8% 9.4% 10.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern America?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Northern America was 9.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2025.
How does Northern America rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Northern America ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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