Friday, October 3rd is the 3rd annual nationwide Manufacturing Day. In anticipation of the day, the City of Fremont released an infographic telling the story of U.S. manufacturing growth, California’s role in this growth, and Fremont’s status as a Silicon Valley Manufacturing Hub.

The infographic highlights the following points about manufacturing nationally:

  • Strong IP protection and rising manufacturing costs in other countries are a couple of reason for the reshoring of manufacturing.
  • U.S. manufacturing growth over the past five years increased from $4.4 billion in 2009 to $5.9 billion in 2013
  • The Top 5 states for manufacturing jobs in the US are California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
  • Within the City of Fremont, manufacturing makes up 23 percent of the total workforce. Between 2011 and 2012 alone the City had a growth of 9.3 percent in manufacturing Gross Regional Product. In addition, manufacturing export revenue increased by about 7 percent.

Adding to the release of the infographic, the City is participating in Manufacturing Day by having local manufacturing companies host tours at their various facilities on October 3. These tours will give those who are interested in manufacturing an opportunity to get an insider’s perspective into Fremont’s resident manufacturers. For a complete list of Fremont manufacturers participating MFGDAY, click here.