Textile Industry Employment

The U.S. textile sector’s supply chain employs 585,240 workers. The 2019 figures include:

• 108,700 jobs in NAICS 313 – Textile Mills (Yarns & Fabrics)
• 113,300 jobs in NAICS 314 – Textile Product Mills (Home Furnishings, Carpet & Non-Apparel Sewn Products)
• 110,300 jobs in NAICS 315 – Apparel Manufacturing
• 25,000 jobs in NAICS 32522 – Artificial & Synthetic Fibers & Filaments Manufacturing (Man-Made Filaments & Fibers)
• 126,600 jobs in Cotton Farming and Related Industry
• 101,400 jobs in Wool Growing and Related Industry