Massachusetts ranks 11th among U.S. states in annual apparel manufacturing payroll. This statistic and thousands of others are available at StateMaster, a web site that provides detailed comparative state statistics in the areas of background, crime, economy, education, energy, geography, government, health, housing, identification, immigration, industry, labor, lifestyle, military, people, presidential elections, sports, trade, and transportation.

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