Overall Manufacturing Output has Grown, Despite Fewer Workers

Index of real sectoral output for all workers, U.S. manufacturing sector (2017 = 100)

A line chart showing U.S. manufacturing output growing significantly from 1990 to 2007

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Note: Index is seasonally adjusted. Manufacturing sector is NAICS 31–33.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED