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April saw more job contraction in the manufacturing sector than any time in the last 74 years. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate increased by 10.3 percentage points over the month of April. Manufacturing jobs experienced a 10.4% decline over that time with a cumulative job loss of just over 1.3 million. The industry has not felt such a contraction in employment in almost 75 years, the last time being September of 1945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labor Statistics on Manufacturing Jobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below is data pulled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics April report, broken down by state and compared to March 2020 employment numbers. The states posting the highest numbers of lost jobs have been highlighted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2020 job numbers<\/td>State<\/td>April 2020 job numbers<\/td>Change<\/td>% change<\/td><\/tr>
272600<\/td>Alabama<\/td>248,400<\/td>-24,200<\/td>-8.88%<\/td><\/tr>
10,700<\/td>Alaska<\/td>9,200<\/td>-1,500<\/td>-14.02%<\/td><\/tr>
176,600<\/td>Arizona<\/td>172,700<\/td>-3,900<\/td>-2.21%<\/td><\/tr>
158100<\/td>Arkansas<\/td>150,500<\/td>-7,600<\/td>-4.81%<\/td><\/tr>
1,299,500<\/td>California<\/strong><\/td>1,180,500<\/td>-119,000<\/span><\/strong><\/td>-9.16%<\/td><\/tr>
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149,500<\/td>Colorado<\/td>139,200<\/td>-10,300<\/td>-6.89%<\/td><\/tr>
161,900<\/td>Connecticut<\/td>149,400<\/td>-12,500<\/td>-7.72%<\/td><\/tr>
26,700<\/td>Delaware<\/td>24,300<\/td>-2,400<\/td>-8.99%<\/td><\/tr>
1,300<\/td>D.C.<\/td>1,200<\/td>-100<\/td>-7.69%<\/td><\/tr>
389,600<\/td>Florida<\/td>358,000<\/td>-31,600<\/td>-8.11%<\/td><\/tr>
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399,200<\/td>Georgia<\/td>359,800<\/td>-39,400<\/td>-9.87%<\/td><\/tr>
13,900<\/td>Hawaii<\/td>10,700<\/td>-3,200<\/td>-23.02%<\/td><\/tr>
67,500<\/td>Idaho<\/td>66,400<\/td>-1,100<\/td>-1.63%<\/td><\/tr>
571,600<\/td>Illinois<\/td>521,700<\/td>-49,900<\/td>-8.73%<\/td><\/tr>
526,700<\/td>Indiana<\/strong><\/td>448,400<\/td>-78,300<\/span><\/strong><\/td>-14.87%<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
221,800<\/td>Iowa<\/td>211,400<\/td>-10,400<\/td>-4.69%<\/td><\/tr>
168,200<\/td>Kansas<\/td>157,200<\/td>-11,000<\/td>-6.54%<\/td><\/tr>
251,200<\/td>Kentucky<\/strong><\/td>197,000<\/td>-54,200<\/span><\/strong><\/td>-21.58%<\/td><\/tr>
135,100<\/td>Louisiana<\/td>125,000<\/td>-10,100<\/td>-7.48%<\/td><\/tr>
52,400<\/td>Maine<\/td>44,000<\/td>-8,400<\/td>-16.03%<\/td><\/tr>
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112,800<\/td>Maryland<\/td>98,700<\/td>-14,100<\/td>-12.50%<\/td><\/tr>
242,000<\/td>Massachusetts<\/td>221,000<\/td>-21,000<\/td>-8.68%<\/td><\/tr>
615,900<\/td>Michigan<\/strong><\/td>442,900<\/td>-173,000<\/span><\/strong><\/td>-28.09%<\/td><\/tr>
317,200<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>295,900<\/td>-21,300<\/td>-6.72%<\/td><\/tr>
147,500<\/td>Mississippi<\/td>136,000<\/td>-11,500<\/td>-7.80%<\/td><\/tr>
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274,700<\/td>Missouri<\/td>240,000<\/td>-34,700<\/td>-12.63%<\/td><\/tr>
19,900<\/td>Montana<\/td>17,900<\/td>-2,000<\/td>-10.05%<\/td><\/tr>
98,900<\/td>Nebraska<\/td>95,800<\/td>-3,100<\/td>-3.13%<\/td><\/tr>
58,500<\/td>Nevada<\/td>54,300<\/td>-4,200<\/td>-7.18%<\/td><\/tr>
70,600<\/td>New Hampshire<\/td>65,200<\/td>-5,400<\/td>-7.65%<\/td><\/tr>
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251,700<\/td>New Jersey<\/td>218,500<\/td>-33,200<\/td>-13.19%<\/td><\/tr>
28,300<\/td>New Mexico<\/td>23,400<\/td>-4,900<\/td>-17.31%<\/td><\/tr>
435,900<\/td>New York<\/strong><\/td>355,300<\/td>-80,600<\/span><\/strong><\/td>-18.49%<\/td><\/tr>
470,800<\/td>North Carolina<\/td>419,800<\/td>-51,000<\/td>-10.83%<\/td><\/tr>
25,600<\/td>North Dakota<\/td>24,700<\/td>-900<\/td>-3.52%<\/td><\/tr>
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697,700<\/td>Ohio<\/strong><\/td>600,100<\/td>-97,600<\/span><\/strong><\/td>-13.99%<\/td><\/tr>
135,400<\/td>Oklahoma<\/td>130,600<\/td>-4,800<\/td>-3.55%<\/td><\/tr>
192,500<\/td>Oregon<\/td>181,700<\/td>-10,800<\/td>-5.61%<\/td><\/tr>
571,100<\/td>Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/td>497,300<\/td>-73,800<\/span><\/strong><\/td>-12.92%<\/td><\/tr>
39,500<\/td>Rhode Island<\/td>37,200<\/td>-2,300<\/td>-5.82%<\/td><\/tr>
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258,400<\/td>South Carolina<\/td>245,200<\/td>-13,200<\/td>-5.11%<\/td><\/tr>
43,600<\/td>South Dakota<\/td>42,700<\/td>-900<\/td>-2.06%<\/td><\/tr>
350,600<\/td>Tennessee<\/td>301,900<\/td>-48,700<\/td>-13.89%<\/td><\/tr>
904,100<\/td>Texas<\/td>858,800<\/td>-45,300<\/td>-5.01%<\/td><\/tr>
135,500<\/td>Utah<\/td>134,100<\/td>-1,400<\/td>-1.03%<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
29,000<\/td>Vermont<\/td>24,500<\/td>-4,500<\/td>-15.52%<\/td><\/tr>
239,900<\/td>Virginia<\/td>233,200<\/td>-6,700<\/td>-2.79%<\/td><\/tr>
289,600<\/td>Washington<\/td>261,500<\/td>-28,100<\/td>-9.70%<\/td><\/tr>
46,200<\/td>West Virginia<\/td>43,600<\/td>-2,600<\/td>-5.63%<\/td><\/tr>
478,000<\/td>Wisconsin<\/td>438,100<\/td>-39,900<\/td>-8.35%<\/td><\/tr>
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9,900<\/td>Wyoming<\/td>9,700<\/td>-200<\/td>-2.02%<\/td><\/tr>
74,800<\/td>Puerto Rico<\/td>70,600<\/td>-4,200<\/td>-5.61%<\/td><\/tr>
800<\/td>Virgin Islands<\/td>800<\/td>0<\/td>0.00%<\/td><\/tr>
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12721000<\/td><\/td>11,396,000<\/td>-1,325,000<\/td>-10.42%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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