Manufacturing employment levels in New York State have declined by 45 percent since 2000, a new analysis shows.
Software services firm ETQ, using new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, determined that manufacturing jobs in the Empire State have fallen by 330,794 between 2000 and 2024.
With a 44.6 percent decline in manufacturing employment, New York State has suffered the largest percentage drop in sector payroll in the country. Other states, such as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont, have also experienced a 40 percent decrease in manufacturing jobs.
Only a handful of states—including Alaska, Nevada, and South Dakota—have reported increases in manufacturing employment….