Manufacturing in Wake County, North Carolina
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 940 manufacturing establishments in Wake County in 2024, employing about 23,497 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 605, about 64% of that figure.
What Wake County makes20 INDUSTRIES
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing82Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing76Chemical Manufacturing66Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing59Miscellaneous Manufacturing45Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing39Printing and Related Support Activities37Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing34Machinery Manufacturing33Food Manufacturing30Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing20Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing19Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing17Wood Product Manufacturing16Apparel Manufacturing12Transportation Equipment Manufacturing12Textile Mills5Primary Metal Manufacturing4Paper Manufacturing4Textile Product Mills2
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of North Carolina — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.