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Size of the US Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing industry

NAICS 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing. 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)
$150 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
230,440
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,103
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,131
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$19.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 230,440 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 208,8892019-Q2: 210,9032019-Q3: 210,1542019-Q4: 211,6302020-Q1: 211,1882020-Q2: 212,6822020-Q3: 213,5342020-Q4: 216,9602021-Q1: 218,6162021-Q2: 218,9682021-Q3: 218,9362021-Q4: 224,1172022-Q1: 229,4212022-Q2: 227,5582022-Q3: 226,2122022-Q4: 227,0712023-Q1: 227,5312023-Q2: 228,9812023-Q3: 228,4972023-Q4: 228,3572024-Q1: 229,8512024-Q2: 230,4242024-Q3: 229,5102024-Q4: 228,4232025-Q1: 232,3642025-Q2: 230,7522025-Q3: 228,8972025-Q4: 228,4432026-Q1: 230,440NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1230,4402022
2025-Q4228,4432022
2025-Q3228,8972022
2025-Q2230,7522022
2025-Q1232,3642022
2024-Q4228,4232022
2024-Q3229,5102022
2024-Q2230,4242022
2024-Q1229,8512022
2023-Q4228,3572022
2023-Q3228,4972022
2023-Q2228,9812022
2023-Q1227,5312022
2022-Q4227,0712022
2022-Q3226,2122022
2022-Q2227,5582022
2022-Q1229,4212022
2021-Q4224,1172017
2021-Q3218,9362017
2021-Q2218,9682017
2021-Q1218,6162017
2020-Q4216,9602017
2020-Q3213,5342017
2020-Q2212,6822017
2020-Q1211,1882017
2019-Q4211,6302017
2019-Q3210,1542017
2019-Q2210,9032017
2019-Q1208,8892017

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 170,029 · 2023
2017: 147,4422018: 142,5062019: 146,5832020: 155,0102021: 164,3452022: 165,0882023: 170,029
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PeriodValue
2023170,029
2022165,088
2021164,345
2020155,010
2019146,583
2018142,506
2017147,442

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,103 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,9712019-Q2: 3,0552019-Q3: 3,1252019-Q4: 3,1742020-Q1: 3,2312020-Q2: 3,3192020-Q3: 3,4172020-Q4: 3,4982021-Q1: 3,6382021-Q2: 3,7142021-Q3: 3,8522021-Q4: 4,0072022-Q1: 4,1802022-Q2: 4,2842022-Q3: 4,3652022-Q4: 4,4592023-Q1: 4,5562023-Q2: 4,6272023-Q3: 4,6982023-Q4: 4,7652024-Q1: 4,7622024-Q2: 4,8512024-Q3: 4,8862024-Q4: 4,9372025-Q1: 4,9612025-Q2: 4,9932025-Q3: 5,0412025-Q4: 5,0582026-Q1: 5,103NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,1032022
2025-Q45,0582022
2025-Q35,0412022
2025-Q24,9932022
2025-Q14,9612022
2024-Q44,9372022
2024-Q34,8862022
2024-Q24,8512022
2024-Q14,7622022
2023-Q44,7652022
2023-Q34,6982022
2023-Q24,6272022
2023-Q14,5562022
2022-Q44,4592022
2022-Q34,3652022
2022-Q24,2842022
2022-Q14,1802022
2021-Q44,0072017
2021-Q33,8522017
2021-Q23,7142017
2021-Q13,6382017
2020-Q43,4982017
2020-Q33,4172017
2020-Q23,3192017
2020-Q13,2312017
2019-Q43,1742017
2019-Q33,1252017
2019-Q23,0552017
2019-Q12,9712017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,436 · 2023
2017: 1,2802018: 1,3412019: 1,3872020: 1,4232021: 1,4312022: 1,4442023: 1,436
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PeriodValue
20231,436
20221,444
20211,431
20201,423
20191,387
20181,341
20171,280

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $13.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $9.5 billion2019-Q2: $5.7 billion2019-Q3: $5.3 billion2019-Q4: $5.8 billion2020-Q1: $9.9 billion2020-Q2: $6.0 billion2020-Q3: $5.7 billion2020-Q4: $6.3 billion2021-Q1: $9.9 billion2021-Q2: $6.2 billion2021-Q3: $6.2 billion2021-Q4: $6.9 billion2022-Q1: $10.8 billion2022-Q2: $6.6 billion2022-Q3: $6.8 billion2022-Q4: $6.6 billion2023-Q1: $11.1 billion2023-Q2: $6.8 billion2023-Q3: $6.6 billion2023-Q4: $6.8 billion2024-Q1: $11.9 billion2024-Q2: $7.0 billion2024-Q3: $7.0 billion2024-Q4: $7.5 billion2025-Q1: $13.7 billion2025-Q2: $7.6 billion2025-Q3: $7.2 billion2025-Q4: $7.9 billion2026-Q1: $13.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$13.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$7.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$7.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$7.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$13.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$7.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$7.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$7.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$11.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$6.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$6.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$6.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$11.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$6.6 billion2022
2022-Q3$6.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$6.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$10.8 billion2022
2021-Q4$6.9 billion2017
2021-Q3$6.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$6.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$9.9 billion2017
2020-Q4$6.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$5.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$6.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$9.9 billion2017
2019-Q4$5.8 billion2017
2019-Q3$5.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$5.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$9.5 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $19.4 billion · 2023
2017: $14.1 billion2018: $13.9 billion2019: $15.3 billion2020: $16.6 billion2021: $18.5 billion2022: $17.6 billion2023: $19.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$19.4 billion
2022$17.6 billion
2021$18.5 billion
2020$16.6 billion
2019$15.3 billion
2018$13.9 billion
2017$14.1 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 Wages230,4402026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,1032026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$13.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$19.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns170,02920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,43620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$16.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census160,90120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,38020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,13120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$150 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

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.