Arizona Manufacturing Facts

Manufacturers in Arizona account for 8.37% of the total output in the state, employing 5.93% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $30.97 billion in 2019. In addition, there were an average of 172,000 manufacturing employees in Arizona in 2020, with an average annual compensation of $90,583.88 in 2019.

Manufacturing Output and Firms

Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2019)
$30.97
(Percent share of total gross state product)
8.37%
Manufacturing Firms in Arizona (2017)
4,058

Employment and Compensation

Manufacturing Employment (2020)
172,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
5.93%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2019)
$90,583.88
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2019)
$48,311.08

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau

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Arizona Export Facts

Manufacturers help to drive Arizona’s economy, with $16.78 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2020. That same year, $8.51 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 27.40% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 88.00% percent of all exporters in Arizona.

Manufacturing Exports

Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2020)
$16.78
(Percent share of total goods exports)
85.10%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
81,351
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
27.40%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
88.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2020)
$8.51
(Percent of total exports, 2020)
50.72%
Mexico
31.54%
Canada
8.26%
China
4.69%
Japan
3.45%
Netherlands
3.41%

Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau

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Additional Trade Facts

  • The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 48.3% ($659.49 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2019 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
  • FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.