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About the U.S. Textile Industry

U.S. Employment Stats

  • Textile Mill, Textile Product Mills, and Apparel Employment 1990-2009 appears in three U.S. Deptment of Labor data series classified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
    • Textile Mill Employment which covers fiber, yarn, and thread mills and all types of fabric formation and fabric dyeing printing and finishing;
    • Textile Product Mills which covers carpet mills; bed, bath, and kitchen linen manufacturing; curtain and draperies; textile bag manufacturing; and cord, twin, and rope manufacturing; and
    • Apparel Manufacturing.

  • For updated employment stats go to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics and enter the series ID of interest from this list:
    • for textile mill employment enter series ID CES3231300001
    • textile product mill employment enter series ID CES3231400001
    • apparel manufacturing employment enter series ID CES3231500001

U.S. Production

  • U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau Current Industrial Reports

Industry Associations and Other Groups

AATCC
AFA
AFMA
AMTAC
ASI
ATA (inactive)
ATMA
ATMI (dissolved)
ATHM
AYSA (dissolved)
CCMI
CTI
Cordage Inst.
Cotton Inc.
Crafted with Pride
Hosiery Ass'n
IFAI
INDA
ITT
IWTO
KTA (merged with NTA)
NCC
NCTO
NTA
NTC
NTF
STA
SYFA (formerly TYAA)
Textile Club (dissolved)
TAC
TALA
TDA (dissolved)

Industry History and Profile

Plant Closings and Layoffs (NTA staff password required for access)

Textile Schools and Related

  • American Textile History Musuem
  • Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Philadelphia University
  • North Carolina State University College of Textiles
  • The Textile Museum
  • UMass Dartmouth