It’s September, which means it’s time for Labor Day. And speaking of labor, there’s a lot more of it going on in Florida than you might think. The state’s rapidly growing manufacturing sector makes batteries, boats, contact lenses, medical devices, semiconductors and satellites, among other things. Ranked as the nation’s 10th most productive state for manufacturing, Florida is home to more than 24,000 manufacturing companies that employ more than 400,000 workers.
Florida Manufacturing
- 422,800
Number of manufacturing jobs in Florida as of September 2023
- $74,647
Average annual salary of those jobs
- $73 billion
Florida’s manufacturing output in 2022, an increase of nearly 68% from 2014
- 80%
Percentage of Florida manufacturers that have 20 or fewer employees
- $2.79
Impact on the overall economy for every $1 spent in manufacturing