Textile and/or apparel plants are located in 65 of Alabama's 67 counties.

Alabama's textile/apparel industry is comprised of approximately 450 companies, and over 600 plant sites.

Alabama's largest manufacturing employer is the textile/apparel industry with 71,900 employees.

39,800 Textile Manufacturing Employees
26,100 Apparel Manufacturing Employees
  6,000 Fiber Manufacturing Employees
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71,900 Total Employees

One (1) out of (5) manufacturing jobs in Alabama are in the textile/apparel industry.

Textile/apparel industry payrolls exceed $2.2 billion each year.

Textile/apparel industry state taxes exceed $160 million each year.

Textile/apparel industry purchases approximately 5% of the electric power generated in Alabama annually.

Average wages paid to employees in April 2000 were $10.73 per hour for textile manufacturers adn $9.15 per hour for apparel manufacturers.  Fringe benefits add an additional $2.25 to tp $3.50 per hour to labor costs.

Textile/apparel industry provides scholarship funds to nearly 80% of students enrolled in textile or apparel programs at Alabama Universities.

Textile/apparel shipments by Alabama corporations are valued at $9.766 billion (includes fiber) annually.

Textile/apparel continues to be ranked the "safest industry" in the nation by the National Safety Council...Alabama is a leading state.

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