SEPT. 28, 2026 — The U.S. Census Bureau this week is highlighting the manufacturing sector’s vital role and significant contribution to the nation’s economy. Observed annually on the first Friday in October, Manufacturing Day celebrates the benefits and potential of modern manufacturing while encouraging greater interest in manufacturing careers.

The Census Bureau also has a Manufacturing Week homepage featuring valuable manufacturing statistics, data products and resources including:   

• American Manufacturing: A History in Census Data
• 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

• How Much Are Employees in Each Manufacturing Subsector Paid?
• How Many Employees Are in Each Manufacturing Subsector?
• Manufacturing: Value of Shipments per Capita
• Manufacturing Costs: 2024-2025
• How Does Manufacturing Compare to Other Industries?
• Alcohol Production, Then and Now: The Evolution of U.S. Alcohol Production from 1810 to 2022
• Visualizing the U.S. Economy: Explore Sectors by Geography; Select Statistics From the 2024 Annual Integrated Economic Survey

View the Manufacturing Week homepage for more 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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