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Size of the US Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3255, Paint, Coating, and Adhesive 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)
$53.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
65,066
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,651
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,422
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 65,066 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 65,3022019-Q2: 66,0932019-Q3: 65,5882019-Q4: 65,6462020-Q1: 65,6282020-Q2: 62,3732020-Q3: 63,2942020-Q4: 64,4532021-Q1: 64,0892021-Q2: 64,9322021-Q3: 64,6232021-Q4: 66,1772022-Q1: 66,5902022-Q2: 66,6702022-Q3: 66,8042022-Q4: 67,1082023-Q1: 65,9242023-Q2: 66,3322023-Q3: 65,1032023-Q4: 65,0712024-Q1: 65,9252024-Q2: 66,2542024-Q3: 65,3042024-Q4: 65,2832025-Q1: 65,7122025-Q2: 65,9552025-Q3: 64,9442025-Q4: 64,6252026-Q1: 65,066NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q165,0662022
2025-Q464,6252022
2025-Q364,9442022
2025-Q265,9552022
2025-Q165,7122022
2024-Q465,2832022
2024-Q365,3042022
2024-Q266,2542022
2024-Q165,9252022
2023-Q465,0712022
2023-Q365,1032022
2023-Q266,3322022
2023-Q165,9242022
2022-Q467,1082022
2022-Q366,8042022
2022-Q266,6702022
2022-Q166,5902022
2021-Q466,1772017
2021-Q364,6232017
2021-Q264,9322017
2021-Q164,0892017
2020-Q464,4532017
2020-Q363,2942017
2020-Q262,3732017
2020-Q165,6282017
2019-Q465,6462017
2019-Q365,5882017
2019-Q266,0932017
2019-Q165,3022017

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 77,815 · 2023
2017: 63,3702018: 64,4612019: 64,4232020: 65,5882021: 67,3882022: 72,4472023: 77,815
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PeriodValue
202377,815
202272,447
202167,388
202065,588
201964,423
201864,461
201763,370

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,651 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,2022019-Q2: 2,2042019-Q3: 2,2342019-Q4: 2,2472020-Q1: 2,2582020-Q2: 2,2612020-Q3: 2,2812020-Q4: 2,2812021-Q1: 2,2772021-Q2: 2,2852021-Q3: 2,2972021-Q4: 2,3262022-Q1: 2,4052022-Q2: 2,4182022-Q3: 2,4352022-Q4: 2,4522023-Q1: 2,4492023-Q2: 2,4712023-Q3: 2,4942023-Q4: 2,5072024-Q1: 2,5102024-Q2: 2,5432024-Q3: 2,5482024-Q4: 2,5602025-Q1: 2,5722025-Q2: 2,5922025-Q3: 2,5922025-Q4: 2,6262026-Q1: 2,651NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,6512022
2025-Q42,6262022
2025-Q32,5922022
2025-Q22,5922022
2025-Q12,5722022
2024-Q42,5602022
2024-Q32,5482022
2024-Q22,5432022
2024-Q12,5102022
2023-Q42,5072022
2023-Q32,4942022
2023-Q22,4712022
2023-Q12,4492022
2022-Q42,4522022
2022-Q32,4352022
2022-Q22,4182022
2022-Q12,4052022
2021-Q42,3262017
2021-Q32,2972017
2021-Q22,2852017
2021-Q12,2772017
2020-Q42,2812017
2020-Q32,2812017
2020-Q22,2612017
2020-Q12,2582017
2019-Q42,2472017
2019-Q32,2342017
2019-Q22,2042017
2019-Q12,2022017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,664 · 2023
2017: 1,7562018: 1,7152019: 1,6962020: 1,6712021: 1,6772022: 1,6812023: 1,664
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PeriodValue
20231,664
20221,681
20211,677
20201,671
20191,696
20181,715
20171,756

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.3 billion2019-Q2: $1.2 billion2019-Q3: $1.2 billion2019-Q4: $1.3 billion2020-Q1: $1.3 billion2020-Q2: $1.1 billion2020-Q3: $1.2 billion2020-Q4: $1.3 billion2021-Q1: $1.3 billion2021-Q2: $1.2 billion2021-Q3: $1.2 billion2021-Q4: $1.4 billion2022-Q1: $1.4 billion2022-Q2: $1.5 billion2022-Q3: $1.4 billion2022-Q4: $1.4 billion2023-Q1: $1.5 billion2023-Q2: $1.3 billion2023-Q3: $1.4 billion2023-Q4: $1.4 billion2024-Q1: $1.6 billion2024-Q2: $1.4 billion2024-Q3: $1.4 billion2024-Q4: $1.5 billion2025-Q1: $1.6 billion2025-Q2: $1.5 billion2025-Q3: $1.4 billion2025-Q4: $1.5 billion2026-Q1: $1.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.0 billion · 2023
2017: $4.2 billion2018: $4.4 billion2019: $4.3 billion2020: $4.4 billion2021: $4.8 billion2022: $5.3 billion2023: $6.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$6.0 billion
2022$5.3 billion
2021$4.8 billion
2020$4.4 billion
2019$4.3 billion
2018$4.4 billion
2017$4.2 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 Wages65,0662026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,6512026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns77,81520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,66420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census74,66920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,80820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,42220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$53.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
32551Paint and Coating Manufacturing$33.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census40,6272026-Q1 · QCEW
32552Adhesive Manufacturing$20.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census24,4392026-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.