Manufacturing in Whatcom County, Washington
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 320 manufacturing establishments in Whatcom County in 2024, employing about 8,577 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 362.
What Whatcom County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing62Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing52Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing45Transportation Equipment Manufacturing45Wood Product Manufacturing27Machinery Manufacturing16Miscellaneous Manufacturing15Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing15Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing14Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing13Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing12Chemical Manufacturing11Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing9Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing8Printing and Related Support Activities5Textile Product Mills5Primary Metal Manufacturing3Paper Manufacturing2Textile Mills2Apparel Manufacturing1Leather 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 Washington — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.