Featured Publications
Manufacturing Renaissance: Four Goals for Economic Growth
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The NAM provides a comprehensive plan for making manufacturing in the United States more competitive, more productive and the creator of even more high-paying jobs. |
The Manufacturing Institute and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) partnered to produce the 2011 Structural Cost Study. This report is the fourth in our on-going series comparing the structural costs of the United States to our nine largest trading partners.
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Jobs for America: Investments and Policies for Economic Growth and Competitiveness
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The independent Milken Institute details how smart economic and tax policies and targeted investments can create 11 million new jobs in the next decade. |
Manufacturing Resurgence – A Must for U.S. Prosperity
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This study, prepared by Joel Popkin and Kathryn Kobe for the NAM and the Council of Manufacturing Associations, presents the reasons to revitalize the manufacturing base in the United States and formulates recommendations for achieving that goal. |
The Facts About Modern Manufacturing
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The Manufacturing Institute outlines the challenges facing manufacturers in the United States and uses U.S. government data to highlight the vital role of manufacturing in our nation’s economy. |
Did You Know...
- The United States is the world's largest manufacturing economy, producing 21 percent of global manufactured products. China is second at 15 percent and Japan is third at 12 percent. 1
- U.S. manufacturing produces $1.7 trillion of value each year, or 11.7 percent of U.S. GDP. For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.35 is added to the economy. 2
- Manufacturing supports an estimated 17 million jobs in the U.S.—about one in six private sector jobs. 3 Nearly 12 million Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing. 4
- In 2010, the average U.S. manufacturing worker earned $77,186 annually, including pay and benefits. The average non-manufacturing worker earned $56,436 annually. 5
- U.S. manufacturers are the most productive workers in the world—far surpassing the worker productivity of any other major manufacturing economy, leading to higher wages and living standards.
- U.S. manufacturers perform two-thirds of all R&D in the nation, driving more innovation than any other sector. 6
- Taken alone, U.S. Manufacturing would be the 9th largest economy in the world. 7
For more details, read the full report The Facts About Modern Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Reports
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is pleased to bring you several reports that highlight manufacturers' agenda for boosting growth and creating jobs. In these reports, you can find key facts and information about manufacturing in the United States, as well as important data and statistics for manufacturers. In addition, the NAM has published a Manufacturing Strategy for Jobs and a Competitive America that lays out the policies manufacturers need to compete in the global marketplace.
The key reports highlighted on this page are:
A Manufacturing Renaissance,
The NAM has a four-point plan for economic growth and jobs, which will enable the U.S. to compete and succeed in the global economy.
Report Link: NAM.org/FourGoals
Jobs for America: Investments and Policies for Economic Growth and Competitiveness, which shows how the right policies and investments can lead to millions of new jobs.
Manufacturing Resurgence – A Must for U.S. Prosperity, which recommends actions to help strengthen manufacturers in America.
The Facts About Modern Manufacturing, which contains data and statistics showing the critical role of manufacturers in the U.S. economy.
1 United Nations, Statistics Division (2009).
2 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry Economic Accounts (2009).
3 The Facts About Modern Manufacturing(2009).
4 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Compensation of Employees by Industry and Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Industry.
6 National Science Foundation (2008).
7 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry Economic Accounts (2009) and International Monetary Fund (2009).