There were 158 fabricated metal product manufacturing businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many fabricated metal product manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Fabricated metal product manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
55,377
2013
54,948
2014
54,879
2015
54,767
2016
54,968
