Summary of Findings

In 1992, 407.2 thousand persons were employed in Virginia's manufacturing
establishments. This figure represented a decrease of 5 percent from the
1987 figure of 429.2 thousand workers.

The total value added by manufacture for the State amounted to $36.0
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
transportation equipment, food and kindred products, printing and
publishing, and textile mill products. They accounted for approximately 34
percent of the State's 1992 employment. In 1987, food and kindred products,
textile mill products, and transportation equipment were the leaders.

The leading counties in the State ranked by employment were Fairfax,
Lynchburg (IC), Richmond (IC), and Newport News (IC). They accounted for
approximately 24 percent of the State's 1992 manufacturing employment. This
represents a shift from 1987 when Richmond (IC), Newport News (IC),
Fairfax, and Norfolk (IC) accounted for approximately 25 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 5
percent of the total value of shipments.