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Article: Manufacturing in Montana.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Montana Business Quarterly
- Article date:
- March 22, 2001
- 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 hand made items like jewelry or sporting goods.
The state's manufacturing sector:
* Produces approximately $5 billion in output annually,
* Directly employs nearly 30,000 workers earning more than $900 million in annual labor income,
* Includes over 2,000 entities such as factories and plants, logging companies, and at-home cottage industries.
* Pays high wages, with ...