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Size of the US Fabric Mills industry

NAICS 3132, Fabric Mills. 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)
$13.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
40,882
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,016
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
651
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 40,882 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 51,6382019-Q2: 51,3402019-Q3: 50,7002019-Q4: 50,3512020-Q1: 49,0472020-Q2: 44,5702020-Q3: 45,4662020-Q4: 45,9482021-Q1: 45,6372021-Q2: 45,5462021-Q3: 45,3732021-Q4: 45,9022022-Q1: 46,2682022-Q2: 45,8502022-Q3: 45,3742022-Q4: 45,0692023-Q1: 44,1872023-Q2: 44,0022023-Q3: 43,5602023-Q4: 43,2652024-Q1: 42,9292024-Q2: 42,9032024-Q3: 42,2172024-Q4: 41,6802025-Q1: 41,2842025-Q2: 41,2142025-Q3: 40,3862025-Q4: 40,3942026-Q1: 40,882NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q140,8822022
2025-Q440,3942022
2025-Q340,3862022
2025-Q241,2142022
2025-Q141,2842022
2024-Q441,6802022
2024-Q342,2172022
2024-Q242,9032022
2024-Q142,9292022
2023-Q443,2652022
2023-Q343,5602022
2023-Q244,0022022
2023-Q144,1872022
2022-Q445,0692022
2022-Q345,3742022
2022-Q245,8502022
2022-Q146,2682022
2021-Q445,9022017
2021-Q345,3732017
2021-Q245,5462017
2021-Q145,6372017
2020-Q445,9482017
2020-Q345,4662017
2020-Q244,5702017
2020-Q149,0472017
2019-Q450,3512017
2019-Q350,7002017
2019-Q251,3402017
2019-Q151,6382017

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 40,117 · 2023
2017: 46,3582018: 45,3322019: 46,4212020: 43,4122021: 41,3542022: 40,8662023: 40,117
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PeriodValue
202340,117
202240,866
202141,354
202043,412
201946,421
201845,332
201746,358

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,016 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,0732019-Q2: 1,0722019-Q3: 1,0782019-Q4: 1,0712020-Q1: 1,0452020-Q2: 1,0412020-Q3: 1,0472020-Q4: 1,0552021-Q1: 1,0392021-Q2: 1,0432021-Q3: 1,0402021-Q4: 1,0462022-Q1: 1,0902022-Q2: 1,0872022-Q3: 1,0852022-Q4: 1,0982023-Q1: 1,0992023-Q2: 1,0882023-Q3: 1,0922023-Q4: 1,0912024-Q1: 1,0602024-Q2: 1,0572024-Q3: 1,0692024-Q4: 1,0662025-Q1: 1,0402025-Q2: 1,0272025-Q3: 1,0322025-Q4: 1,0262026-Q1: 1,016NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,0162022
2025-Q41,0262022
2025-Q31,0322022
2025-Q21,0272022
2025-Q11,0402022
2024-Q41,0662022
2024-Q31,0692022
2024-Q21,0572022
2024-Q11,0602022
2023-Q41,0912022
2023-Q31,0922022
2023-Q21,0882022
2023-Q11,0992022
2022-Q41,0982022
2022-Q31,0852022
2022-Q21,0872022
2022-Q11,0902022
2021-Q41,0462017
2021-Q31,0402017
2021-Q21,0432017
2021-Q11,0392017
2020-Q41,0552017
2020-Q31,0472017
2020-Q21,0412017
2020-Q11,0452017
2019-Q41,0712017
2019-Q31,0782017
2019-Q21,0722017
2019-Q11,0732017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 736 · 2023
2017: 8552018: 8212019: 8302020: 8112021: 7802022: 7722023: 736
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PeriodValue
2023736
2022772
2021780
2020811
2019830
2018821
2017855

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $675.7 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $652.3 million2019-Q2: $630.2 million2019-Q3: $611.0 million2019-Q4: $641.3 million2020-Q1: $633.5 million2020-Q2: $522.5 million2020-Q3: $563.5 million2020-Q4: $659.2 million2021-Q1: $600.3 million2021-Q2: $608.3 million2021-Q3: $632.2 million2021-Q4: $681.7 million2022-Q1: $654.6 million2022-Q2: $646.1 million2022-Q3: $651.0 million2022-Q4: $660.3 million2023-Q1: $676.5 million2023-Q2: $638.6 million2023-Q3: $620.3 million2023-Q4: $657.1 million2024-Q1: $685.3 million2024-Q2: $651.5 million2024-Q3: $630.1 million2024-Q4: $668.5 million2025-Q1: $685.0 million2025-Q2: $662.3 million2025-Q3: $628.4 million2025-Q4: $677.8 million2026-Q1: $675.7 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$675.7 million2022
2025-Q4$677.8 million2022
2025-Q3$628.4 million2022
2025-Q2$662.3 million2022
2025-Q1$685.0 million2022
2024-Q4$668.5 million2022
2024-Q3$630.1 million2022
2024-Q2$651.5 million2022
2024-Q1$685.3 million2022
2023-Q4$657.1 million2022
2023-Q3$620.3 million2022
2023-Q2$638.6 million2022
2023-Q1$676.5 million2022
2022-Q4$660.3 million2022
2022-Q3$651.0 million2022
2022-Q2$646.1 million2022
2022-Q1$654.6 million2022
2021-Q4$681.7 million2017
2021-Q3$632.2 million2017
2021-Q2$608.3 million2017
2021-Q1$600.3 million2017
2020-Q4$659.2 million2017
2020-Q3$563.5 million2017
2020-Q2$522.5 million2017
2020-Q1$633.5 million2017
2019-Q4$641.3 million2017
2019-Q3$611.0 million2017
2019-Q2$630.2 million2017
2019-Q1$652.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.2 billion · 2023
2017: $2.1 billion2018: $2.1 billion2019: $2.2 billion2020: $2.0 billion2021: $2.1 billion2022: $2.2 billion2023: $2.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.2 billion
2022$2.2 billion
2021$2.1 billion
2020$2.0 billion
2019$2.2 billion
2018$2.1 billion
2017$2.1 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 Wages40,8822026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,0162026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$675.7 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns40,11720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns73620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census40,47420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census73720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census65120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$13.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Fabric Mills

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
31321Broadwoven Fabric Mills$3.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census17,5102026-Q1 · QCEW
31322Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery$983.7 millionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census4,4092026-Q1 · QCEW
31323Nonwoven Fabric Mills$7.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census14,7852026-Q1 · QCEW
31324Knit Fabric Mills$1.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census4,1782026-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.