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Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020

Has manufacturing jobs growth strengthened significantly in Pennsylvania since 2016?

Claire Zimmerman, Gigafact
no

Manufacturing employment in Pennsylvania was at its strongest in about a decade in March 2019, at about 577,200, up about 3% since January 2017 and 1% higher than an earlier high in 2014. It held near that level through the following year, prior to a sharp dip in the months following the coronavirus shutdown.

The outlook for manufacturing employment in the state has been seen as a key voter concern since falling 15% after the 2008 recession.

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