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Many New Balance shoes are produced by the New Balance team in one of our five United States factories. While most of the footwear industry has moved its production overseas to take advantage of low labor costs and generally cheaper production costs, New Balance has continued to make many of their shoes in the United States and have expanded production substantially.

Since 1994 New Balance has increased their manufacturing jobs by 23%. 

 

Quote from New Balance...

"We at New Balance are proud to provide jobs to the U.S. workforce, and proud of our well-educated, high-quality employees who can compete with anyone in the world. Through their hard work, we are able to make many of our models of shoes in the United States despite the competition from lower cost imports."

Unfortunately, New Balance is not able to obtain all materials and components that are needed for the shoes produced in the United States. In some cases, they are simply not available. In other situations, economic and quality considerations dictate foreign sourcing. However, New Balance remains committed to providing jobs for American workers and to supporting domestic manufacturers and suppliers where possible.

The United States Federal Trade Commission has attempted to determine what it means to say a product is "made in" the United States. While this seems like a simple question, the answer is not always obvious given the global nature of the economy. New Balance believes most consumers think "Made in USA" means that real manufacturing jobs were provided to U.S. workers in order to make that product. The shoes produced in New Balance U.S. factories are made by U.S. workers using both U.S. and imported materials.

for a listing of the shoes on our site that are made in the usa, click here.