No matter the math, Indiana still generally ranks as the most manufacturing intensive state in the nation. That means we have more manufacturing jobs based on our population/workforce. Wisconsin and North Carolina are typically in the same neighborhood.
Manufacturers News Inc. changed the scope recently and put out a top 50 list of most manufacturing jobs by city. Certainly population is a bigger factor here, but there are still some interesting numbers.
The top 10 (list below), lost more than 95,000 jobs between August 2008 and the end of 2010. Big movers included Detroit (falling from 29th to 45th) and Seattle (moving up to 34th from 46th). Five from California (L.A., San Diego, San Jose, Irvine and Santa Clara) made the top 50.
Top 10 Manufacturing Cities
- Houston: 228,226
- New York: 139,127
- Chicago: 108,692
- Los Angeles: 83,719
- St. Louis: 83,123
- Dallas: 81,626
- Cincinnati: 81,364
- Indianapolis: 79,566
- Phoenix: 77,322
- San Diego: 70,709