NAICS 333

Machinery manufacturing

The BLS counted 1,180 private machinery manufacturing establishments across the nine counties on this site in 2024. Cook County, IL had the most (471). Machinery makers crate and skid large equipment and ship parts on standard pallets. Export orders need ISPM 15 wood packaging.

1,180

Establishments, nine counties (2024)^[1]

29,147

Jobs in the 8 counties where the BLS discloses them^[1]

Cook

County with the most establishments^[1]

Machinery manufacturing by county, 2024 annual averages (private)
County	Establishments	Jobs	Share of county private jobs
Cook County, Illinois	471	10,182	0.4%
DuPage County, Illinois	266	6,730	1.2%
Kane County, Illinois	126	3,780	2.1%
Lake County, Illinois	108	2,476	0.9%
McHenry County, Illinois	75	2,233	2.7%
Will County, Illinois	76	2,291	1%
Kendall County, Illinois	9	not disclosed	n/a
Lake County, Indiana	36	834	0.5%
Porter County, Indiana	13	621	1.1%

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Sources

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Private ownership. Establishment counts and average employment by county and NAICS industry. Employment the BLS withholds for confidentiality is shown as not disclosed.

Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.