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Employer establishments: manufacturing in Pennsylvania

Employer establishments: manufacturing in Pennsylvania was 13,231 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count13,231
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high13,9952012
Series low13,2082021
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Employer establishments: manufacturing in Pennsylvania, 2012 to 2023

13.2K13.4K13.6K13.8K14K2012201420162018202020232012: 13,995 count2013: 13,710 count2014: 13,684 count2015: 13,666 count2016: 13,578 count2017: 13,502 count2018: 13,463 count2019: 13,421 count2020: 13,239 count2021: 13,208 count2022: 13,245 count2023: 13,231 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202313,231
202213,245
202113,208
202013,239
201913,421
201813,463
201713,502
201613,578
201513,666
201413,684
201313,710
201213,995

Compared with United States

Place2023
Pennsylvania13,231
United States284,452

Rankings

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (Employer establishments: manufacturing, Pennsylvania, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Employer establishments: manufacturing, Pennsylvania, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-manufacturing/pennsylvania. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Employer establishments: manufacturing, Pennsylvania, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-manufacturing/pennsylvania.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Employer establishments: manufacturing, Pennsylvania, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-manufacturing/pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employer establishments: manufacturing in Pennsylvania?

Employer establishments: manufacturing in Pennsylvania was 13,231 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: manufacturing in Pennsylvania?

13,995 in 2012, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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