Employment in the Major Shipbuilders

Source: MARAD

(1) Figures for 1998, 1999 and 2000 are from sources other than MARAD or are estimated, because MARAD failed to publish the statutorily required annual survey in those years.  In addition, MARAD has not yet published the survey for either 2005 or 2006.

(2) Figures for Electric Boat from 1973 through 1984 are estimated.

Year Atlantic Coast Gulf Coast Pacific Coast Great Lakes Major Builders % of Total All Other Yards % of Total All Private-Sector Shipyards Year
Bath Iron Works Bethlehem Sparrows Point Electric Boat Quincy Newport News Seatrain Sun Ship Alabama Avondale Bethlehem Beaumont Ingalls Levingston Lockheed NASSCO Todd San Pedro Todd Seattle AmShip Lorain Bay
1973 2,245 3,925 20,000 2,440 26,600 2,725 4,080 2,640 7,330 2,735 17,000 1,850 1,500 3,310 1,350 565 730 615 101,640 68% 47,360 32% 149,000 1973
1974 3,840 3,560 20,000 2,800 24,000 3,135 3,675 2,930 6,350 2,840 18,890 1,850 1,900 4,700 3,440 1,765 930 800 107,405 67% 53,595 33% 161,000 1974
1975 3,675 4,270 20,000 4,650 22,400 2,000 4,450 3,200 6,440 3,075 22,500 2,080 1,740 5,230 2,460 1,200 820 1,100 111,290 72% 42,710 28% 154,000 1975
1976 3,300 4,040 20,000 4,800 23,600 2,000 3,700 3,730 6,300 1,320 23,760 2,010 1,700 6,300 2,035 400 800 1,200 110,995 66% 57,005 34% 168,000 1976
1977 3,430 3,225 20,800 5,080 26,000 1,790 4,480 3,430 6,900 1,240 24,900 2,100 2,875 6,050 1,640 1,060 1,000 1,540 117,540 68% 56,560 32% 174,100 1977
1978 4,460 3,350 20,000 5,860 25,000 1,820 3,920 2,640 6,180 1,800 20,750 1,800 2,990 5,430 2,622 2,000 1,116 1,900 113,638 66% 58,362 34% 172,000 1978
1979 5,311 2,450 17,920 4,856 22,400   4,000 1,500 7,494 1,937 16,926 2,069 2,370 6,356 3,124 3,770 1,000 2,000 105,483 61% 67,817 39% 173,300 1979
1980 6,119 2,866 18,320 3,650 22,900   4,100 2,300 7,507 2,177 11,170 2,380 1,700 6,600 4,414 4,680 930 1,550 103,363 58% 74,637 42% 178,000 1980
1981 6,565 2,964 19,200 2,700 24,000   2,158 2,019 7,300 2,300 12,700 2,470 2,230 6,775 5,241 4,780 100 1,500 105,002 56% 81,698 44% 186,700 1981
1982 7,300 500 20,000 2,800 25,000