The Best States for Woodworking
August 2016“America’s Top States for Business 2016,” compiled by CNBC, ranks the best work states, with the Top 10 in order of: Utah, Texas, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, Iowa and Florida. CNBC compiled its list based on 10 categories of competitiveness: Workforce, Cost of Doing Business, Infrastructure, Economy, Quality of Life, Technology & Innovation, Education, Business Friendliness, Cost of Living and Access to Capital.
America’s top States for Business 2016 list has been announced with the top 10 (in order): Utah, Texas, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, Iowa, and Florida. Compiled by CNBC, the rankings are based on 10 categories of competitiveness: Workforce, Cost of Doing Business, Infrastructure, Economy, Quality of Life, Technology & Innovation, Education, Business Friendliness, Cost of Living and Access to Capital.
However, CNBC’s ranking does not include some prime states for woodworking. Utilizing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following is a list of the top 10 woodworking states for furniture, cabinetry and millwork.
Residential furniture and cabinetry top 5 states are: California (with 1,419 shops), Florida (1,074), New York (684), Texas (663), and North Carolina (632). However, based on workforce size the ranking is as follows: North Carolina, California, Mississippi, Texas, and Ohio. Looking at just wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing facilities California comes in on top with 791 shops, followed by Florida (752), Texas (404), New York (345) and Georgia (341).
For office furniture, fixtures, and millwork shops California yet again ranks number one with 396 shops, followed by New York (279), Illinois (223), North Carolina (199) and Florida (195). Examining the 1,290 architectural woodwork and millwork shops New York ranks number one with 130 shops, followed closely by California (106), Florida (87), Illinois (83) and Texas (76).