Manufacturing in Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 41 manufacturing establishments in Wilkes County in 2024, employing about 967 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 95.
What Wilkes County makes14 INDUSTRIES
Wood Product Manufacturing26Food Manufacturing16Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing15Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing11Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing9Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing5Miscellaneous Manufacturing4Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing4Machinery Manufacturing3Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing2Printing and Related Support Activities1Apparel Manufacturing1Transportation Equipment Manufacturing1Paper Manufacturing1
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.