There were 2,980 manufacturing businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
297,221
2013
292,094
2014
292,543
2015
292,825
2016
291,543
