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Article: Manufacturing in Montana.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Montana Business Quarterly
- Article date:
- March 22, 2000
- Author:
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Both nationally and in Montana, the manufacturing sector includes traditional heavy industries as well as a broad array of other activities ranging from the production of very complex and sophisticated high technology equipment to cottage industries producing handmade items like jewelry or sporting goods. In contrast to the national trend of declining employment in manufacturing over the past decade, Montana's manufacturing employment has increased by about 15 percent in the 1990s.
The state's manufacturing sector:
* Produces approximately $5 billion in output annually,
* Directly employs nearly 30,000 workers earning more than $900 million in ...