In 2023, the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry added 170.97 billion chained 2017 U.S. dollars of value to the Texas GDP. The total value added to the GDP of Texas from all industries came to around 2.1 trillion chained 2017 U.S. dollars in the same year.

With one of the best tax climates in the nation as well as a strong workforce and solid infrastructure, Texas remains a top destination for manufacturers across multiple industries, from the oil industry to the auto sector, biotech to food processing. Home to 1.2 million workers or roughly 13% of the nation's manufacturing workforce, Texas remains the second-largest manufacturing state in the U.S. (after California) and is the largest state exporter, exporting a record $315 billion worth of goods in 2018. For those looking do business with Texas manufacturers, it helps to have an in-depth understanding of the state's manufacturing climate.

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Graph and download economic data for Real Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (331) in Texas (TXPRIMETMANRGSP) from 1997 to 2023 about primary metals, primary, metals, GSP, durable goods, private industries, goods, TX, private, manufacturing, real, industry, GDP, and USA.

The U.S. manufacturing sector plays a central role in the economy, accounting for 20% of U.S. capital investment, 60% of the nation's exports and 70% of business R&D. Overall, the sector's market size, measured in terms of revenue is worth roughly $6 trillion, making it a major industry to do business with. So which U.S. states are the biggest for manufacturing? This article will explore the nation's top manufacturing states, measured by number of employees, based on MNI's database of 400,000 U.S. manufacturing companies.

As of 2024, AT&T was the largest employer in Texas with an estimated 230,000 employees. Tech Mahindra was the second-largest company with around 141,193 employees. American Airlines, Denali, and Tenet Healthcare rounded out the top five employers in the state.

Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) in Texas was 5861.20000 Mil. of $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) in Texas reached a record high of 5861.20000 in January of 2023 and a record low of 1770.70000 in January of 2003. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) in Texas - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

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Change in Non-Durable Goods: Basic Chemical Manufacturing Payroll Employment in Texas was 0.14501 Thous. of Persons in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Change in Non-Durable Goods: Basic Chemical Manufacturing Payroll Employment in Texas reached a record high of 0.66256 in April of 1991 and a record low of -0.81004 in October of 1996. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Change in Non-Durable Goods: Basic Chemical Manufacturing Payroll Employment in Texas - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

In 2021, the leading publicly traded company with headquarters in Texas was McKesson. That year, McKesson had a revenue of 231 billion U.S. dollars. Following McKesson was Exxon Mobil, which had a revenue of 181.5 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2024, the finance, real estate, insurance, rental, and leasing industry added the most value to the GDP of the United States. In that year, this industry added 6.2 trillion U.S. dollars to the national GDP. Gross Domestic Product Gross domestic product is a measure of how much a country produces in a certain amount of time. Countries with a high GDP tend to have large economies, for example, the United States. However, GDP does not take into consideration the cost of living and inflation rates, so it is not a good measure of the standard of living. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity is thought to be more reflective of living conditions within a particular country. U.S. GDP California added the largest amount of value to the real GDP of the U.S. in 2022. California was followed by Texas and New York. In California, the professional and business services industry was the most valuable to GDP in 2022. In New York, the finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing industry added the most value to the state GDP. While the business sector added the highest value to the U.S. real GDP in 2021, it was the information industry that had the biggest percentage change in value added to the GDP between 2010 and 2021.

This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “basic chemical manufacturing“ in Texas by segment from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of basic chemical manufacturing in Texas will amount to approximately **** billion U.S. Dollars by 2024.

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This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “primary metal manufacturing“ in Texas from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of primary metal manufacturing in Texas will amount to approximately 15,1 billion U.S. Dollars by 2024.

This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “other basic organic chemical manufacturing“ in Texas from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of other basic organic chemical manufacturing in Texas will amount to approximately **** billion U.S. Dollars by 2024.

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