Textile Industry Employment

The U.S. textile sector’s supply chain employs 594,147 workers. The 2018 figures include:

• 112,575 jobs in NAICS 313 – Textile Mills (Yarns & Fabrics)
• 116,042 jobs in NAICS 314 – Textile Product Mills (Home Furnishings, Carpet & Non-Apparel Sewn Products)
• 112,692 jobs in NAICS 315 – Apparel Manufacturing
• 25,100 jobs in NAICS 32522 – Artificial & Synthetic Fibers & Filaments Manufacturing (Man-Made Filaments & Fibers)
• 126,553 jobs in Cotton Farming and Related Industry
• 101,186 jobs in Wool Growing and Related Industry