There were 145 plastics and rubber products 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 plastics and rubber products manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
12,688
2013
12,468
2014
12,398
2015
12,276
2016
12,083
