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Released April 05, 2006 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). With the recent announcements of staff reductions within the automotive industry, over 70,000 jobs disappearing within the next three years, any news of new jobs created in the Industrial Manufacturing industry is good news. Currently, in the second quarter of this year alone, the Industrial Manufacturing industry has 165 new plants planning to open their doors for business in the United States and Canada representing almost 26,000 new jobs for the industry.

Despite being a hub for the automotive industry, the Great Lakes region will be leading the plant openings charge, both in terms of number of new plants and total new jobs during the second quarter. The Great Lakes region is currently anticipating the opening of 46 plants and the addition of over 6,700 new jobs during the quarter.

Click to view 2Q06 Industrial Manufacturing Grassroot Plant Start-Ups Chart Click on the image at right to view a chart showing the breakdown of new plants by market region.

Second, in terms of new hires, is the Southwest region of the country with 4,600 new jobs covering sixteen new plants. Rounding out the top 5 regions of the country are the Northeast (nineteen new plants and 3,600 jobs), the Mid-Atlantic (22 new plants and 2,500 jobs) and the West Coast with twelve new plants and 2,400 new jobs.

A quartet of states is at the top of the ladder in terms of where these new plants will be located. Both Kentucky and Texas lay claim to a dozen new plants each representing 1,000 and 3,600 new jobs, respectively. North Carolina and Ohio are nipping at their heels with eleven new plants and over 1,000 new jobs each. Georgia, New York and Pennsylvania are tied for third with eight new plants, while Illinois is fourth with seven, and Michigan, South Carolina and Washington are all tied for fifth with six new plants.

These new plants that are coming online during the second quarter, cover the gambit of products within the Industrial Manufacturing industry, including automotive. Ranging from semiconductor plants to distribution warehouses to printing plants to mining machinery plants, key plant demographic information for all of these plants will be available through Industrial Info’s Online Plant Director. Click on the image at right to try out a free demonstration.

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