肯塔基州将十月定为制造业月 制造业雇逾26万人年产值475亿美元
肯塔基州州长贝希尔（Andy Beshear）10月6日宣布，将今年10月定为该州的「制造业月」，并公布一组最新数据：制造业目前在肯塔基州雇用超过26万名员工，每年为该州生产总值贡献约475亿美元。自现任政府2019年上任以来，制造业企业在该州宣布的新建与扩建项目已超过970项，承诺投资逾462亿美元、创造4.8万多个全职岗位。仅2025年一年，制造业就带来93亿美元新投资和7500多个岗位，分别占全州企业投资与新增就业的近九成与约八成。贝希尔表示，从食品饮料到汽车、航空航天，制造业是肯塔基州经济持续增长的核心动力，并感谢制造企业为当地家庭提供薪酬良好的工作。州政府称，过去六年是该州有记录以来私营部门增长最强的时期，制造业的扩张也带动了各地工资水平上升。肯塔基州的制造业产品销往全球市场，州政府近年来把招商引资与场地开发作为重点，各地工业园与物流仓储随之扩张。州长办公室表示，制造业月的设立也意在向全州一线工人与企业致谢，并鼓励更多年轻人进入技能型岗位。（来源：肯塔基州州长办公室）
Kentucky Designates October as Manufacturing Month; Sector Employs 260,000, Adds $47.5 Billion to GDP
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on October 6 designated October as Manufacturing Month in the commonwealth and released new figures on the sector's weight in the state economy. Manufacturing now employs more than 260,000 Kentuckians and contributes about $47.5 billion annually to the state's gross domestic product. Since the current administration took office in 2019, manufacturers have announced more than 970 new-location and expansion projects in Kentucky, representing over $46.2 billion in investment and more than 48,000 full-time jobs. In 2025 alone, the sector accounted for $9.3 billion in new investment and more than 7,500 jobs, roughly 89.8 percent of all corporate investment and about 79 percent of job creation statewide. Beshear said industries from food and beverage to automotive and aerospace sit at the center of Kentucky's record economic growth. State officials said the past six years mark the strongest period of private-sector growth on record, with manufacturing expansion also lifting wages for families across the state. (Source: Office of the Governor of Kentucky)
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