Manufacturing in Cook County, Illinois
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 5,449 manufacturing establishments in Cook County in 2024, employing about 176,781 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 5,029, about 92% of that figure.
What Cook County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Miscellaneous Manufacturing1,090Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing811Food Manufacturing633Chemical Manufacturing405Machinery Manufacturing278Printing and Related Support Activities271Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing220Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing216Primary Metal Manufacturing200Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing195Paper Manufacturing136Transportation Equipment Manufacturing123Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing116Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing106Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing100Wood Product Manufacturing87Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing85Apparel Manufacturing32Textile Product Mills19Textile Mills16Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing10
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 Illinois — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.