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Size of the US Industrial Building Construction industry

NAICS 23621, Industrial Building Construction. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$36.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
172,286
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
7,411
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,972
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$7.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 172,286 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 164,2762019-Q2: 161,6142019-Q3: 161,0152019-Q4: 156,2382020-Q1: 154,6002020-Q2: 133,0272020-Q3: 131,6452020-Q4: 133,0002021-Q1: 133,1132021-Q2: 138,4232021-Q3: 139,8212021-Q4: 141,9322022-Q1: 143,8072022-Q2: 146,3802022-Q3: 150,6742022-Q4: 145,7002023-Q1: 149,9292023-Q2: 155,5672023-Q3: 159,3682023-Q4: 157,5972024-Q1: 161,2022024-Q2: 160,8362024-Q3: 165,9272024-Q4: 164,5192025-Q1: 165,6952025-Q2: 168,3402025-Q3: 169,2302025-Q4: 169,0732026-Q1: 172,286NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1172,2862022
2025-Q4169,0732022
2025-Q3169,2302022
2025-Q2168,3402022
2025-Q1165,6952022
2024-Q4164,5192022
2024-Q3165,9272022
2024-Q2160,8362022
2024-Q1161,2022022
2023-Q4157,5972022
2023-Q3159,3682022
2023-Q2155,5672022
2023-Q1149,9292022
2022-Q4145,7002022
2022-Q3150,6742022
2022-Q2146,3802022
2022-Q1143,8072022
2021-Q4141,9322017
2021-Q3139,8212017
2021-Q2138,4232017
2021-Q1133,1132017
2020-Q4133,0002017
2020-Q3131,6452017
2020-Q2133,0272017
2020-Q1154,6002017
2019-Q4156,2382017
2019-Q3161,0152017
2019-Q2161,6142017
2019-Q1164,2762017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 75,224 · 2023
2017: 68,3662018: 71,1252019: 75,0052020: 75,2022021: 69,2252022: 75,1292023: 75,224
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PeriodValue
202375,224
202275,129
202169,225
202075,202
201975,005
201871,125
201768,366

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,411 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,0972019-Q2: 6,1562019-Q3: 6,2202019-Q4: 6,2202020-Q1: 6,0982020-Q2: 6,1502020-Q3: 6,2062020-Q4: 6,2812021-Q1: 6,1502021-Q2: 6,2102021-Q3: 6,2932021-Q4: 6,3332022-Q1: 6,3302022-Q2: 6,3942022-Q3: 6,4802022-Q4: 6,5312023-Q1: 6,5272023-Q2: 6,6162023-Q3: 6,7472023-Q4: 6,8072024-Q1: 6,7992024-Q2: 6,9512024-Q3: 7,0252024-Q4: 7,0712025-Q1: 7,0052025-Q2: 7,1442025-Q3: 7,2882025-Q4: 7,3922026-Q1: 7,411NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,4112022
2025-Q47,3922022
2025-Q37,2882022
2025-Q27,1442022
2025-Q17,0052022
2024-Q47,0712022
2024-Q37,0252022
2024-Q26,9512022
2024-Q16,7992022
2023-Q46,8072022
2023-Q36,7472022
2023-Q26,6162022
2023-Q16,5272022
2022-Q46,5312022
2022-Q36,4802022
2022-Q26,3942022
2022-Q16,3302022
2021-Q46,3332017
2021-Q36,2932017
2021-Q26,2102017
2021-Q16,1502017
2020-Q46,2812017
2020-Q36,2062017
2020-Q26,1502017
2020-Q16,0982017
2019-Q46,2202017
2019-Q36,2202017
2019-Q26,1562017
2019-Q16,0972017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,380 · 2023
2017: 3,1832018: 3,2572019: 3,2902020: 3,2932021: 3,1722022: 3,1732023: 3,380
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PeriodValue
20233,380
20223,173
20213,172
20203,293
20193,290
20183,257
20173,183

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.5 billion2019-Q2: $3.4 billion2019-Q3: $3.3 billion2019-Q4: $3.7 billion2020-Q1: $3.4 billion2020-Q2: $2.7 billion2020-Q3: $2.7 billion2020-Q4: $3.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.8 billion2021-Q2: $3.0 billion2021-Q3: $3.0 billion2021-Q4: $3.6 billion2022-Q1: $3.2 billion2022-Q2: $3.2 billion2022-Q3: $3.3 billion2022-Q4: $3.8 billion2023-Q1: $3.6 billion2023-Q2: $3.5 billion2023-Q3: $3.6 billion2023-Q4: $4.1 billion2024-Q1: $4.0 billion2024-Q2: $3.8 billion2024-Q3: $3.9 billion2024-Q4: $4.5 billion2025-Q1: $4.2 billion2025-Q2: $4.2 billion2025-Q3: $4.1 billion2025-Q4: $4.9 billion2026-Q1: $4.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$4.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$4.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$4.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$4.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$4.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$4.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$3.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.8 billion2022
2024-Q1$4.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$4.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$3.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$3.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$3.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$3.3 billion2022
2022-Q2$3.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$3.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$3.0 billion2017
2021-Q2$3.0 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$3.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.7 billion2017
2020-Q1$3.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$3.7 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$3.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$3.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $7.0 billion · 2023
2017: $4.5 billion2018: $5.0 billion2019: $5.6 billion2020: $5.1 billion2021: $5.7 billion2022: $6.5 billion2023: $7.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$7.0 billion
2022$6.5 billion
2021$5.7 billion
2020$5.1 billion
2019$5.6 billion
2018$5.0 billion
2017$4.5 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages172,2862026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7,4112026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$7.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns75,22420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,38020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census77,13320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,12520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,97220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$36.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Industrial Building Construction

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
236210Industrial Building Construction$36.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census172,2862026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.