There were 234 chemical manufacturing businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many chemical manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Chemical manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
13,309
2013
12,969
2014
13,079
2015
13,182
2016
13,480
