Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2021)
$16.88
(Percent share of total gross state product)
11.81%
Manufacturing Firms in Nebraska (2019)
1,553
Nebraska Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Nebraska account for 11.81% of the total output in the state, employing 9.86% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $16.88 billion in 2021. In addition, there were an average of 101,000 manufacturing employees in Nebraska in December 2021, with an average annual compensation of $74,949.02 in 2021.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (December 2021)
101,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
9.86%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2021)
$74,949.02
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2021)
$55,045.28
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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Nebraska Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive the Nebraska economy, with $6.41 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2021.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2021)
$6.41
Top 5 Export Markets (total percentage 2021)
63.07%
Canada
20.42%
Japan
12.18%
Mexico
12.13%
South Korea
9.84%
China
8.51%
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.