Manufacturing Month
Manufacturing Day is a celebration of all things manufacturing and is designed to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. In addition to celebrating Manufacturing Day, Wisconsin designates the whole month of October as Manufacturing Month. According to the National Association of Manufacturers, manufacturers in Wisconsin account for 18.57% of the total output in the state, employing 16.97% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $64.88 billion in 2019. In addition, there were an average of 472,000 manufacturing employees in Wisconsin in 2020.