Summary of Findings

In 1992, 66.2 thousand persons were employed in Idaho's manufacturing
establishments. This figure represented an increase of 25 percent from the
1987 figure of 52.9 thousand workers.

The total value added by manufacture for the State amounted to $4.5 billion
in 1992. This figure, along with all dollar figures in this report, are at
prices current for the year specified and, therefore, are unadjusted for
changes in price levels. Consequently, when making comparisons to prior
years, users should take into consideration the inflation that has
occurred.

In the State, the leading industry groups ranked by employment were food
and kindred products, lumber and wood products, electronic and other
electric equipment, and industrial machinery and equipment. They accounted
for approximately 65 percent of the State's 1992 employment.  These same
industry groups were the leaders in 1987 when they accounted for
approximately 66 percent of the State's employment.

The leading counties in the State ranked by employment were Ada, Canyon,
Bonneville, and Bannock. They accounted for approximately 53 percent of the
State's 1992 manufacturing employment. This represents a shift from 1987
when Ada, Canyon, Kootenai, and Bannock accounted for approximately 47
percent of the State's employment.

Single-establishment companies with up to 20 employees (cutoff varied by
industry) were excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for
these establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose
reports were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were
obtained from administrative records of other agencies or developed from
industry averages. For this State, these establishments accounted for 7
percent of the total value of shipments.