Manufacturing in Jefferson County, Kentucky

The register lists 841 facilities in Jefferson, Kentucky. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1457 establishments were counted in Jefferson in 2025. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing is an industry with 14,980 employees in Jefferson, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Federal labor statistics counted at least 1,457 manufacturing establishments in Jefferson County in 2025, employing about 43,419 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 841, about 58% of that figure.

What Jefferson County makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing139 Chemical Manufacturing95 Food Manufacturing82 Machinery Manufacturing77 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing69 Miscellaneous Manufacturing59 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing49 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing43 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing39 Printing and Related Support Activities37 Paper Manufacturing35 Wood Product Manufacturing29 Primary Metal Manufacturing26 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing19 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing15 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing14 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing13 Textile Product Mills10 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing4 Apparel Manufacturing4 Textile Mills3

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 Kentucky — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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