Manufacturing Jobs Ramp Back Up

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The number of people employed in manufacturing positions across the Mahoning Valley grew during 2022. Major ventures such as the Ultium Cells plant in Lordstown ramped up hiring and began production. Preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics show that 24,900 were employed in manufacturing in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman-Mercer, Pa., metropolitan statistical area as of December 2022.  That’s an increase of 3.3% since January 202