Manufacturing in Essex County, New Jersey
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 671 manufacturing establishments in Essex County in 2024, employing about 16,338 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 522, about 78% of that figure.
What Essex County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Chemical Manufacturing96Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing92Food Manufacturing64Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing36Machinery Manufacturing34Printing and Related Support Activities28Miscellaneous Manufacturing26Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing22Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing16Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing15Paper Manufacturing14Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing13Primary Metal Manufacturing13Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing12Wood Product Manufacturing10Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing8Textile Mills7Apparel Manufacturing7Transportation Equipment Manufacturing6Textile Product Mills4Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing3
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 New Jersey — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.