Textile Industry Employment

The U.S. textile sector’s supply chain employs 471,046 workers. The 2024 figures include:

• 82,000 jobs in NAICS 313 – Textile Mills (Yarns & Fabrics)
• 93,400 jobs in NAICS 314 – Textile Product Mills (Home Furnishings, Carpet & Non-Apparel Sewn Products)
• 79,000 jobs in NAICS 315 – Apparel Manufacturing
• 22,621 jobs in NAICS 32522 – Artificial & Synthetic Fibers & Filaments Manufacturing (Man-Made Filaments & Fibers)
• 87,248 jobs in Cotton Farming and Related Industry
• 88,853 jobs in Wool Growing and Related Industry