Figure 1. Northeast manufacturing employment location quotients, not seasonally adjusted, 1990–2019
Year Location quotient

1990

0.95

1991

0.95

1992

0.94

1993

0.93

1994

0.92

1995

0.91

1996

0.91

1997

0.91

1998

0.91

1999

0.90

2000

0.90

2001

0.90

2002

0.89

2003

0.88

2004

0.87

2005

0.87

2006

0.86

2007

0.86

2008

0.86

2009

0.86

2010

0.85

2011

0.84

2012

0.83

2013

0.82

2014

0.81

2015

0.81

2016

0.81

2017

0.80

2018

0.80

2019

0.80

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.