SEPT. 30, 2025 – The U.S. Census Bureau this week celebrated the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast contribution to the nation’s economy. Observed annually on the first Friday in October, Manufacturing Day showcases the benefits and potential of modern manufacturing, spurring interest in manufacturing careers.

The Census Bureau has a Manufacturing Week homepage with valuable manufacturing statistics and data products. The website features a wide range of resources, including:

• Some Less Populous States Have High Manufacturing Revenue Per Capita
• Telling the Story of the Nation’s Smallest Businesses
• What Is the Nonemployer Marine Economy?
• Economic Census Geographic Area Statistics Data Now Available
• Big Improvements to the Annual Integrated Economic Survey
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year for Many Businesses
• Manufacturing Week 2024: Spotlight on the Semiconductor Industry
• Economic Census Highlights Unique Characteristics of U.S. Island Areas
• Seven Annual Economic Surveys Combined into One

• Manufacturing: Value of Shipments per Capita
• Monthly Value of Shipments and Total Inventories: Petroleum Refineries
• Monthly Value of Shipments for U.S. Total Manufacturing Industries
• Monthly Value of Shipments and New Orders for Industrial Machinery Manufacturing: 2024-2025
• Monthly HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Costs 2024-2025
• Income (Loss) After Income Taxes for Computer and Peripheral Equipment
• How Did Manufacturing Profits Change: 2025 Q1 to 2025 Q2?
• How Does Manufacturing Compare to Other Industries?
• How Does Manufacturing Contribute to Exports?

View the Manufacturing Week homepage for more manufacturing visualizations, as well as recent webinars, Stats for Stories and data from related economic surveys such as the 2022 Economic Census and the Annual Integrated Economic Survey.

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