Manufacturing in Cleveland County, North Carolina

The register lists 143 facilities in Cleveland, North Carolina. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 104 establishments were counted in Cleveland in 2025. Textile Mills in Cleveland employed 530 people, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Shelby67 Kings Mountain48 Grover11 Lawndale6 Mooresboro2 Fallston2 Boiling Springs2 Kings Mtn1 Forest City1 Belwood1 Earl1 Nazareth1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 104 manufacturing establishments in Cleveland County in 2025, employing about 4,793 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 143.

What Cleveland County makes21 INDUSTRIES

Machinery Manufacturing18 Textile Mills17 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing17 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing17 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing12 Food Manufacturing9 Chemical Manufacturing8 Wood Product Manufacturing7 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing7 Paper Manufacturing5 Primary Metal Manufacturing5 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing5 Printing and Related Support Activities4 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing4 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing4 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing3 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing3 Miscellaneous Manufacturing2 Apparel Manufacturing2 Textile Product Mills2 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1

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

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