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U.S. employment in chemical manufacturing 1998-2017

Employment in United States chemical manufacturing from 1998 to 2017 (in thousand)

The data displays the employment in chemical manufacturing in the U.S. from 1998 to 2017. In 1998, the number of employees in this industry was around 993,000. As of 2017, that number had decreased to around 811 thousand employees. Of the ten biggest chemical companies worldwide based on revenue, three were based in the United States as of 2017.

2017	811
2016	810
2015	810
2014	804
2013	795
2012	788
2011	785
2010	788
2009	800
2008	848
2007	859
2006	865
2005	877
2004	884
2003	903
2002	924
2001	957
2000	980
1999	984
1998	993

U.S. employment in chemical manufacturing 1998-2017

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