Manufacturing in Jefferson County, Alabama

The register lists 703 facilities in Jefferson, Alabama. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 860 establishments were counted in Jefferson in 2025. Primary Metal Manufacturing is an industry with 4,896 employees in Jefferson, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Birmingham413 Bessemer99 Leeds27 Trussville26 Fairfield19 Mccalla11 Hoover11 Tarrant10 Irondale10 Hueytown8 Homewood7 Pinson6

Federal labor statistics counted at least 860 manufacturing establishments in Jefferson County in 2025, employing about 24,408 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 703, about 82% of that figure.

What Jefferson County makes20 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing173 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing96 Primary Metal Manufacturing61 Machinery Manufacturing47 Food Manufacturing43 Chemical Manufacturing40 Miscellaneous Manufacturing36 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing33 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing33 Printing and Related Support Activities27 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing26 Wood Product Manufacturing21 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing19 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing15 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing14 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing12 Paper Manufacturing7 Textile Product Mills6 Apparel Manufacturing4 Textile Mills2

Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of Alabama — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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