American Industry Overview: Cigarettes
Industry Snapshot
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 34 establishments operated in this category for part or all of 2005 for the cigarette manufacturing industry. Industry-wide employment totaled approximately 12,566 workers receiving a payroll of nearly $919 million. Companies in this industry tended to be larger in size with nearly 59 percent employing more than 500 workers. The Annual Survey of Manufacturesreported that the tobacco product manufacturing industry (also including other tobacco product manufacturing) was valued at $41.9 billion in 2005, an increase from the 2004 total of nearly $38.0 billion. Additionally, a...