The U.S. plastics industry continued some strong growth trends in 2019.
From 2012 to 2019, the number of U.S. plastics jobs increased 1.6 percent, officials with the Plastics Industry Association said on a Sept. 30 Zoom conference to discuss the group's 2020 Size & Impact Report. By comparison, all U.S. manufacturing employment grew only 1 percent during that period.
In a news release, association President and CEO Tony Radoszewski said that plastics "are quite economically important to communities across our country."
The industry employed a little more than 1 million people in 2019. California had the most plastics jobs with 79,700, followed by Ohio, Texas, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Based on concentration of jobs, Michigan was the top state in 2019, with plastics accounting for 16 of every 1,000 non-farm jobs. It was followed by Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio and Kentucky.
U.S. plastics industry shipments were valued at $432 billion in 2019. Adding suppliers to that total raises the amount to $549.5 billion.
"The industry continues to innovate," Chief Economist Perc Pineda said during the conference. "I don't think we've fully utilized the possibilities of plastics, regardless of whether the economy grows or slows down. Companies that innovate stay ahead of the curve."
Sustainability and use of recycled content also remain important topics for the industry. "What's different today is that now we're seeing demand pushed by brand owners who are committed to using recycled content in their products," Radoszewski said during the conference.
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