The manufacturing sector in the U.S. employs roughly 13 million people in 2024, according to a report by BlueGreen Alliance.

Average hourly earnings in the sector were $33.83 as of May 2024, the data showed, with 91% of the industry's workforce eligible for health insurance. Key insights from the study include: |

• Investment in the manufacturing sector is vital to revive the middle class and a critical component for the nation's efforts to drive down pollution.
• The industrial sector represents a large and growing share of pollution with far less progress made than in many other sectors, specifically in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction.
• Industrial sector emissions now account for nearly one-third of GHG emissions in the U.S. and is on path to becoming the highest emitting sector in the country by the early 2030s.
• Under current policy, industrial emissions are projected to increase by 12% from current levels by 2035.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Oct. 4, that 254,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in September, exceeding economists' expectations of 150,000.

According to the labor department, manufacturing employment showed little change during the month alongside other major industries like mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction and wholesale trade.

In August, the labor department said manufacturing employment had shown little net change over the year.

The slideshow above illustrates the most common injuries for manufacturing workers in the U.S. as selected by the Regional Vice President of the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership Brian Kuney.

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