Manufacturing in Durham County, North Carolina
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 220 manufacturing establishments in Durham County in 2024, employing about 22,673 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 262.
What Durham County makes20 INDUSTRIES
Chemical Manufacturing69Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing42Miscellaneous Manufacturing30Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing24Transportation Equipment Manufacturing16Printing and Related Support Activities14Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing13Food Manufacturing9Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing8Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing8Machinery Manufacturing8Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing6Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing5Textile Mills4Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing3Primary Metal Manufacturing3Wood Product Manufacturing2Textile Product Mills1Paper Manufacturing1Apparel 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.