STATE OF MANUFACTURING – Kentucky Manufacturing
by Joe Jackson
Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA
Published February 1, 2024
Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing is a subsector of manufacturing that makes critical goods from metal components.
Precision Turned Products Manufacturing is a subsector of fabricated metal product manufacturing that makes the components that MAKE IT WORK!
KENTUCKY ECONOMIC OUTPUT
Kentucky Manufacturing
NAICS 31-33
$41,190,000,000
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
NAICS 332
$5,458,451,000
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
NAICS 332721
$89,273,000
KENTUCKY MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTS FOR
Manufacturing Is Productivity –17.39% of the Kentucky total output (GDP)
Manufacturing Builds Businesses –3,233 manufacturing establishments in the state of Kentucky.
Manufacturing Creates Jobs – 13.16% of all Kentucky employees are in the manufacturing sector. (250,000 employees)
Manufacturing produces for Kentucky!
- Manufacturing is the largest GDP Producer in Kentucky.
- Fabricated metals rank the 4th of the manufacturing sector in Kentucky.
Kentucky is a great place for a career in manufacturing
- Manufacturing jobs pay on average 33% over the average job in Kentucky. (according to NAM.org)
- Louisville is Kentucky’s top city for manufacturing. Louisville is home to over 67,000 manufacturing jobs and ranks first in the USA for manufacturing growth..
Sources: NAM.org, US Census, statista.com
Data selected to show relative values. May not be directly comparable due to differences in sampling, analysis, or date obtained.