There were 34 nonmetallic mineral product 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 nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
15,242
2013
14,870
2014
14,799
2015
14,731
2016
14,969
