Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2018)
$4.04
(Percent share of total gross state product)
7.39%
Manufacturing Firms in North Dakota (2016)
658
North Dakota Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in North Dakota account for 7.39% of the total output in the state, employing 5.96% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $4.04 billion in 2018. In addition, there were an average of 26,000 manufacturing employees in North Dakota in 2018, with an average annual compensation of $62,542.76 in 2017.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (2018)
26,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
5.96%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2017)
$62,542.76
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2017)
$47,647.99
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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North Dakota Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive North Dakota’s economy, with $4.22 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2018. That same year, $3.84 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 13.90% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 82.00% percent of all exporters in North Dakota.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2018)
$4.22
(Percent share of total goods exports)
62.28%
Growth in Manufactured Goods Exports (2010–2018)
148.77%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
9,959
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
13.90%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
82.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2018)
$3.84
(Percent of total exports, 2018)
90.87%
Total Manufactured Goods Exports to Canada and Mexico (NAFTA, 2018)
$3.65
Top Five Export Markets (Percent of total manufactured goods exports, 2018)
86.54%
Canada
83.28%
Australia
3.47%
Mexico
3.25%
Germany
1.39%
United Kingdom
0.84%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased nearly 49 percent ($679.46 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2018 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
- FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.