Manufacturing in Rutherford County, North Carolina
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 59 manufacturing establishments in Rutherford County in 2024, employing about 1,882 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 84.
What Rutherford County makes18 INDUSTRIES
Textile Mills16Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing10Wood Product Manufacturing8Food Manufacturing7Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing7Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing6Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing4Apparel Manufacturing4Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing4Machinery Manufacturing3Primary Metal Manufacturing3Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing3Chemical Manufacturing3Textile Product Mills3Transportation Equipment Manufacturing3Miscellaneous Manufacturing2Printing and Related Support Activities1Computer and Electronic 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.