Decades after scholars announced the “post-industrial society,” manufacturing remains a key element of the economy in every part of New York, according to a . Upstate, in particular, counts on the manufacturing sector for a major share of overall income and economic vitality, the report said. And manufacturing is most critically important in those communities that have been hit hardest...
Decades after scholars announced the “post-industrial society,” manufacturing remains a key element of the economy in every part of New York, according to a report released today by the Manufacturing Research Institute of New York State.
Upstate, in particular, counts on the manufacturing sector for a major share of overall income and economic vitality, the report said. And manufacturing is most critically important in those communities that have been hit hardest by decades of economic stagnation and decline, it said.
The number of manufacturing jobs statewide, once more than 2 million, fell to fewer than 500,000 in 2009.
But manufacturing remains a foundation of the state’s economy, especially in the regions north and west of Albany, the report said. Including spinoff jobs, manufacturing supports one in three payroll dollars in much of Upstate, it said.
Based on employment alone, Upstate ranks ahead of 28 states as a manufacturing location, the report said. Yet New York City is the largest single center of manufacturing in the state, with more than 81,000 jobs and $4.2 billion of payroll in 2009.
In Central New York, there were 33,278 people employed in manufacturing in 2009, a 35 percent decline from 50,899 in 2000. But the 33,278 jobs represented 12.1 percent of the area’s private jobs. On average, 6.9 percent of private jobs in the state are manufacturing jobs.
The Manufacturing Research Institute is the research, policy and educational arm of the Manufacturers Alliance of New York, a statewide coalition led by the Manufacturers Association of Central New York.