NORTH CAROLINA MANUFACTURING WEEK
2024
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, North Carolina is home to the largest manufacturing workforce in the Southeast, and the 9th largest in the United States, employing more than 469,000 workers who represent 10 percent of the state’s total workforce; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina's manufacturers make significant contributions to our economy, comprising 15 percent of our state's gross state product, the 8th highest ranking in the country; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the immense skills and training required to work in manufacturing today; the North Carolina Community College System offers more than 800 courses covering manufacturing skills in biotechnology, aviation and defense, pharmaceuticals, and other advanced manufacturing fields; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina's Community College System is partnering with local manufacturers to continuously develop and improve high-quality, customized training programs that draw on the latest advancements; and
WHEREAS, manufacturing is a major driver of exports for North Carolina; in 2023, North Carolina exported more than $39 billion in manufactured goods, and is continuously led by pharmaceutical products, chemicals, aerospace products, basic chemicals, engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment, other general purpose machinery, nonferrous metals, and meat products; and
WHEREAS, during North Carolina Manufacturing Week, we acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of manufacturers in our state, especially throughout the pandemic, as well as our manufacturing sector research initiatives and workforce development programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 30 – October 5, 2024, as “NORTH CAROLINA MANUFACTURING WEEK” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
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Roy Cooper
Governor
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this first day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.