ManuFacts

Welcome to Florida ManuFacts, where we’ll share data and industry information from a variety of state and national sources with insight on Florida’s manufacturing sector.

Why Manufacturing? A case for promoting the industry in your community.

• This February 2020 presentation to the Florida Economic Development Council highlights the economic impact manufacturing can have in a community and how working with FloridaMakes can help economic developers make manufacturing a priority for their industry diversification efforts. Plus, the importance of manufacturing for doubling rural GDP. 

March 2021 Manufacturing Statistics – Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics

• This March 2021 PPT highlights updated statistics on the growth of Florida’s manufacturing sector. 

Florida Manufacturing – Economic Analysis by Geographic Region

As part of our work to strengthen Florida manufacturing, FloridaMakes, with support from the Regional Manufacturers Associations and CareerSource Florida, has developed an in-depth economic analysis of Florida's manufacturing by geographic region. The research was conducted by IHS.

The resulting manufacturing sector profiles provide data that can be used to determine, document and report future growth patterns of emerging and existing manufacturing subsectors in the state, and to enhance strategic planning for workforce training and economic development opportunities and other manufacturing sector needs.

Click on any of the following to access the manufacturing sector profile by region:

• Central Florida Manufacturing Sector Profile
• First Coast Manufacturing Sector Profile
• Gainesville Manufacturing Sector Profile
• Mid-Florida Manufacturing Sector Profile
• Northwest Florida and Capital Region Manufacturing Sector Profile
• South Florida Manufacturing Sector Profile
• Southwest Regional Manufacturing Sector Profile
• Volusia Manufacturing Sector Profile
• West Central Gulf Coast Manufacturing Sector Profile

2016 Rural Manufacturing

A study conducted in rural areas of Florida reveals that wages earned by those working in the manufacturing sector were among the highest locally compared to other industries and were almost 33% higher than average earnings in 2016.

• See this 2016 Rural Manufacturing Study by FloridaMakes, conducted under a grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
• A news release about the study is here:  Manufacturing Sector Contributes 33 Percent Higher Wages, Economic Growth Opportunities in Rural Florida

2018 Parent Perceptions on Manufacturing Survey

A study of how parents in Brevard County, FL view manufacturing careers. 

                   Click for survey report                                        Click for Infographic

National Statistics

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Did you know?

The following data is from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (2019).

• Florida is home to more than 20,000 manufacturing companies.
• Manufacturing accounts for 4.95% of Florida’s Gross State Product and over 380,000 high-wage jobs in Florida, with an average wage of $61,735.
• 80% of Florida manufacturers have 20 or fewer employees.
• Florida manufacturers produce a variety of goods including aerospace products, batteries, food and beverages, communications equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, semiconductors, boats, and more.

Every $1 in manufactured goods produces $3.60 in other sectors (Source:  Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, 2016).

Florida’s largest manufacturing segments, by employment, and areas of manufacturing clusters, are highlighted in the following graphic.

*Source:  Enterprise Florida