Concrete Manufacturing in Pennsylvania

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of concrete manufacturing in Pennsylvania. The attached Economic & Workforce Brief, "Role of Concrete Manufacturing in the Pennsylvania Economy," quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the concrete industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the Commonwealth.

The attached Brief covers the following three specific industries:

1. Ready-mix concrete manufacturing -- This industry comprises establishments, such as batch plants or mix plants, primarily engaged in manufacturing concrete delivered to a purchaser in a plastic and unhardened state. Ready-mix concrete manufacturing establishments may mine, quarry, or purchase sand and gravel. Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 194 establishments in Pennsylvania (3.5% of U.S.) involved in ready-mix concrete manufacturing employing 2,971 workers (3% of U.S.) with an annual payroll of over $100 million (2.7% of U.S.).

2. Concrete pipe, brick, and block manufacturing -- This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing concrete pipe, brick, and block. There were 71 establishments in Pennsylvania (5.4% of U.S. total) involved in concrete pipe, brick, and block manufacturing employing 1,948 workers (5.5% of U.S. total) with an annual payroll of over $66 million (5.1% of U.S. total).

3. Other concrete product manufacturing -- This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing concrete products (except block, brick, and pipe). There were 134 establishments in Pennsylvania (5.8% of U.S.) involved in other concrete product manufacturing employing 3,853 workers (5.8 % of U.S.) with an annual payroll of over $131 million (6% of U.S.).

An Analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average for the entire state of Pennsylvania, not the impact generated by an individual firm.

For further information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker or David L. Passmore, or navigate to:
http://wedi.psu.edu

Additional reports in the Brief series produced about Pennsylvania industries and regions are available at: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com
You may order a Brief for your area using a form provided on this web site.
 
Rose M. Baker, Director, Center for Regional Economic & Workforce Analysis, 814.865.9919, rmb194@psu.edu
David Passmore, Director, Institute for Research in Training & Development, 814.863.2583, dlp@psu.edu