What are the manufacturing industries in the United States

The U.S. Midwest has always been an important manufacturing base in the U.S. Illinois has the fourth largest manufacturing sector in the country,*** with more than 8,900 firms employing 570,000 people, or 10 percent of the state's workforce. Major industries include engineering machinery manufacturing, agricultural machinery manufacturing, machine tool manufacturing, chemical manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.

Manufacturing is Michigan's second-largest industry, featuring the manufacture of transportation vehicles such as automobiles, airplanes, and yachts; machinery manufacturing such as motors and machine tools; metal products such as hardware and appliances; and sports equipment.

Twenty-five percent of Indiana's economic industry is based on manufacturing, and 20 percent of the state's people work in manufacturing. Indiana's manufacturing industries include the manufacture of transportation vehicles such as automobiles, freight trailers, travel cars and railroad cars; and the smelting of metals such as steel and aluminum.

Manufacturing in Wisconsin accounts for 40 percent of the state's gross state product and employs more than 570,000 people. Major manufacturing industries include transportation equipment, mining machinery, construction equipment, refrigeration and heating equipment, and metallurgical equipment. The state leads the nation in the production of large cranes, shovel lifts, and mining machinery.

Minnesota's manufacturing industry is diversified, mainly electronic products, medical equipment, communications equipment, precision instruments, agricultural machinery, printing machinery, refrigeration and heating equipment, automobiles and transportation machinery, general-purpose aircraft and components, paper products and wood products.

Missouri's manufacturing industry includes the manufacture of transportation equipment such as automobiles, aircraft, barges, and railroad cars; chemical manufacturing such as fertilizers and pesticides; and pharmaceuticals.

Iowa has more than 6,000 manufacturers, and Iowa's production of agricultural implements and construction machinery employs 15.7 percent and 12 percent of their counterparts in the United States, respectively, as well as the production of household appliances.

Kansas manufacturing is dominated by transportation implements, including locomotives, railroad passenger and freight cars, and light aircraft.

Manufacturing in Colorado includes scientific instruments, primarily medical instruments and power meters; computers and communications equipment; electronic equipment; metal fabrication; and leather processing and paper manufacturing.