American Industry Overview: Men's and Boys' Work Clothing
This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boys' work shirts, workpants (excluding jeans and dungarees), other work clothing, and washable service apparel.
Industry Snapshot
The $800 million men's and boys' work clothing sector of the U.S. apparel industry remained relatively immune to the deluge of imports wreaking havoc on the domestic markets of their apparel counterparts in the late 2000s. This stability was due in part to the U.S. economy's structural shift to service-providing industries and occupations where career and work apparel tended to be the norm. According...