The data illustrates the number of people employed in the U.S. chemical industry (excluding the pharmaceuticals sector) from 2001 to 2016. In 2016, U.S. chemical employment stood at around 524 thousand people.
2001 | 675.8 |
2002 | 636.1 |
2003 | 614.2 |
2004 | 596.6 |
2005 | 584 |
2006 | 573.8 |
2007 | 566 |
2008 | 556.3 |
2009 | 519.7 |
2010 | 509.7 |
2011 | 514 |
2012 | 513 |
2013 | 517 |
2014 | 524.1 |
2015 | 525.5 |
2016 | 524.1 |