State of Manufacturing® 2022

The State of Manufacturing® is the annual survey of Minnesota manufacturing executives that reveals the latest trends in key business areas including growth, workforce, supply chain, economic confidence, and more. Each year, over 535 manufacturing executives are surveyed, representing a broad mix of manufacturers by region, employee count and annual revenue.

The State of Manufacturing survey release event on November 15 is open to all manufacturers and supporters of manufacturing. Join us for outstanding networking and data insights to see where the industry is headed next.

2022 survey research and focus groups

Our pollster, Rob Autry from Meeting Street Insights, will be conducting field research August-September.

We will be conducting focus group conversations in person and virtually. If you are a manufacturing executive and would like to participate in a focus group, visit our SOM events page to see all upcoming focus groups.

View the complete 2021 State of Manufacturing® slide deck here (PDF).

Enterprise Minnesota® magazine featuring State of Manufacturing 2021 results (Winter 2021 issue).

Pollster’s analysis article.

Focus group commentary article.

2021 full recorded presentation (video).

View complete results and information on our Research Page. 

In 2021, four of our top manufacturing experts discussed solutions for navigating challenges and keep growing profitably. This clip is edited from the full panel discussion.

Complete survey data, focus group transcripts, and analysis can be found on our Research Page – click here.