Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

Industry Group

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Workforce Population
167k
2023
Average Employee Age
44.5
2023
Average Salary
$52,381
2023
Average Male Salary
$63,323
2023
Average Female Salary
$46,144
2023

About

The top three occupations in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group are sewing machine operators, tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors. On average, full-time employees in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group work 42.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $57,532. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $22,794.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group are Cabo Rojo, San Germán & Lajas PUMA, PR, Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, and Mayagüez, Añasco & Hormigueros PUMA, PR.

The workforce of Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group in 2023 was 167,155 people, with 63.7% woman, and 36.3% men.

In 2023, 48.2% of the workforce in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group was White (80,530 people), of which 63.9% were women and 36.1% men.

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

The workforce in Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group was 167,155 people and is concentrated in California (37,685 workers). The average annual salary was $52,381, being $15,346 less than the national average salary, which was $67,727.

Monthly Employment

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Y-Axis
1.98%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 12.9M people employed in the Manufacturing industry. This represents a 1.98% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2023 were California (37.7k), New York (16.1k), and Texas (9.63k).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group had an average annual wage of $52,381, $15,346 less than the average national salary of $67,727.

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Wage Distribution

0.48
WAGE GINI

Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing has a wage GINI of 0.48, which is more than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

Sewing machine operators are the most common position with 47,217 workers, but the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors.

The highest average salary in Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were sewing machine operators (47,217 people), tailors, dressmakers, & sewers (10,588 people), and miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (8,616 people)

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Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$63,323
AVERAGE MALE SALARY
±$8,243
$46,144
AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
±$4,176

On average, Male workers in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group make 1.37 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

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Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

The Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and New York stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing is from Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group is Manufacturing.

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Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing is from Manufacturing.
HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
  1. Manufacturing
  2. Wholesale trade
  3. Mining

The Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing is from Manufacturing.
LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
  1. Manufacturing
  2. Construction
  3. Educational services, health care, and social assistance

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022
  1. California
    2,009
  2. New York
    752
  3. Texas
    345

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 63.7% corresponds to women and 36.3% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $63,323 and $46,144.

65.3% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

106,467
Women
63.7%
60,688
Men
36.3%

The workforce of Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry in 2023 was 167,155 people, with 63.7% woman, and 36.3% men.

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Races

In 2023, 48.2% of the workforce in the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry was White (80,530 people), of which 63.9% were women and 36.1% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other and Asian.

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Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing workers in 2023 were high school or equivalent (48,483 people), bachelors degree (34,411 people), and some college (26,302 people).

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