Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2021)
$39.63
(Percent share of total gross state product)
16.21%
Manufacturing Firms in Alabama (2019)
3,695
Alabama Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Alabama account for 16.21% of the total output in the state, employing 13.11% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $39.63 billion in 2021. In addition, there were an average of 270,000 manufacturing employees in Alabama in December 2021, with an average annual compensation of $75,226.27 in 2021.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (December 2021)
270,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
13.11%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2021)
$75,226.27
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2021)
$51,471.32
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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Alabama Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive the Alabama economy, with $19.25 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2021.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2021)
$19.25
Top 5 Export Markets (total percentage 2021)
67.64%
Germany
18.51%
Canada
17.90%
China
14.34%
Mexico
12.24%
South Korea
4.66%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 49.38% ($690.92 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2021 – 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.