Manufacturing in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 809 manufacturing establishments in Essex County in 2024, employing about 38,213 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 899.
What Essex County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing154Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing129Chemical Manufacturing90Food Manufacturing87Machinery Manufacturing72Miscellaneous Manufacturing70Printing and Related Support Activities42Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing41Transportation Equipment Manufacturing40Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing32Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing30Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing29Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing25Paper Manufacturing18Textile Mills16Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing14Wood Product Manufacturing14Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing11Primary Metal Manufacturing7Apparel Manufacturing2Textile Product Mills1
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 Massachusetts — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.