Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2018)
$18.46
(Percent share of total gross state product)
16.18%
Manufacturing Firms in Mississippi (2017)
1,894
Mississippi Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Mississippi account for 16.18% of the total output in the state, employing 12.57% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $18.46 billion in 2018. In addition, there were an average of 147,000 manufacturing employees in Mississippi in 2019, with an average annual compensation of $62,473.59 in 2018.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (2019)
147,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
12.57%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2018)
$62,473.59
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2018)
$35,692.91
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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Mississippi Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive Mississippi’s economy, with $11.05 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2019. That same year, $7.11 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 13.60% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 77.00% percent of all exporters in Mississippi.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2019)
$11.05
(Percent share of total goods exports)
92.87%
Growth in Manufactured Goods Exports (2010–2019)
45.18%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
42,701
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
13.60%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
77.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2019)
$7.11
(Percent of total exports, 2019)
64.33%
Total Manufactured Goods Exports to Canada and Mexico (USMCA, 2019)
$4.12
Top Five Export Markets (Percent of total manufactured goods exports, 2019)
37.32%
Canada
24.34%
Mexico
12.99%
Panama
9.46%
Netherlands
4.79%
Honduras
4.51%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 48.3% ($659.49 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2019 – 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.