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Size of the US Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing industry

NAICS 332992, Small Arms Ammunition 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)
$5.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
10,333
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
213
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
151
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$953.5 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 10,333 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 10,8222019-Q2: 10,7092019-Q3: 10,0682019-Q4: 10,1622020-Q1: 9,9982020-Q2: 10,1612020-Q3: 10,8242020-Q4: 11,2992021-Q1: 11,8642021-Q2: 12,0632021-Q3: 12,0992021-Q4: 12,2112022-Q1: 12,3392022-Q2: 12,6702022-Q3: 12,6582022-Q4: 12,5712023-Q1: 12,2462023-Q2: 12,3862023-Q3: 12,0762023-Q4: 11,8292024-Q1: 12,0612024-Q2: 12,3322024-Q3: 12,2622024-Q4: 12,1542025-Q1: 11,6782025-Q2: 11,3622025-Q3: 10,8432025-Q4: 10,6142026-Q1: 10,333NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q110,3332022
2025-Q410,6142022
2025-Q310,8432022
2025-Q211,3622022
2025-Q111,6782022
2024-Q412,1542022
2024-Q312,2622022
2024-Q212,3322022
2024-Q112,0612022
2023-Q411,8292022
2023-Q312,0762022
2023-Q212,3862022
2023-Q112,2462022
2022-Q412,5712022
2022-Q312,6582022
2022-Q212,6702022
2022-Q112,3392022
2021-Q412,2112017
2021-Q312,0992017
2021-Q212,0632017
2021-Q111,8642017
2020-Q411,2992017
2020-Q310,8242017
2020-Q210,1612017
2020-Q19,9982017
2019-Q410,1622017
2019-Q310,0682017
2019-Q210,7092017
2019-Q110,8222017

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 13,789 · 2023
2017: 13,2292018: 12,4722019: 11,4812020: 11,7352021: 13,5602022: 14,6452023: 13,789
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PeriodValue
202313,789
202214,645
202113,560
202011,735
201911,481
201812,472
201713,229

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 213 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1652019-Q2: 1632019-Q3: 1592019-Q4: 1552020-Q1: 1592020-Q2: 1622020-Q3: 1702020-Q4: 1772021-Q1: 1932021-Q2: 1972021-Q3: 2052021-Q4: 2102022-Q1: 2232022-Q2: 2252022-Q3: 2262022-Q4: 2282023-Q1: 2192023-Q2: 2202023-Q3: 2182023-Q4: 2142024-Q1: 2112024-Q2: 2142024-Q3: 2112024-Q4: 2172025-Q1: 2082025-Q2: 2102025-Q3: 2092025-Q4: 2142026-Q1: 213NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12132022
2025-Q42142022
2025-Q32092022
2025-Q22102022
2025-Q12082022
2024-Q42172022
2024-Q32112022
2024-Q22142022
2024-Q12112022
2023-Q42142022
2023-Q32182022
2023-Q22202022
2023-Q12192022
2022-Q42282022
2022-Q32262022
2022-Q22252022
2022-Q12232022
2021-Q42102017
2021-Q32052017
2021-Q21972017
2021-Q11932017
2020-Q41772017
2020-Q31702017
2020-Q21622017
2020-Q11592017
2019-Q41552017
2019-Q31592017
2019-Q21632017
2019-Q11652017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 172 · 2023
2017: 1542018: 1652019: 1442020: 1482021: 1742022: 1752023: 172
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PeriodValue
2023172
2022175
2021174
2020148
2019144
2018165
2017154

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $203.7 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $159.4 million2019-Q2: $163.3 million2019-Q3: $146.9 million2019-Q4: $158.9 million2020-Q1: $151.0 million2020-Q2: $161.1 million2020-Q3: $148.1 million2020-Q4: $183.0 million2021-Q1: $166.2 million2021-Q2: $204.1 million2021-Q3: $177.0 million2021-Q4: $200.5 million2022-Q1: $185.9 million2022-Q2: $229.0 million2022-Q3: $211.9 million2022-Q4: $206.2 million2023-Q1: $219.0 million2023-Q2: $213.6 million2023-Q3: $205.8 million2023-Q4: $199.0 million2024-Q1: $217.2 million2024-Q2: $222.9 million2024-Q3: $212.7 million2024-Q4: $221.8 million2025-Q1: $220.0 million2025-Q2: $219.0 million2025-Q3: $196.5 million2025-Q4: $199.9 million2026-Q1: $203.7 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$203.7 million2022
2025-Q4$199.9 million2022
2025-Q3$196.5 million2022
2025-Q2$219.0 million2022
2025-Q1$220.0 million2022
2024-Q4$221.8 million2022
2024-Q3$212.7 million2022
2024-Q2$222.9 million2022
2024-Q1$217.2 million2022
2023-Q4$199.0 million2022
2023-Q3$205.8 million2022
2023-Q2$213.6 million2022
2023-Q1$219.0 million2022
2022-Q4$206.2 million2022
2022-Q3$211.9 million2022
2022-Q2$229.0 million2022
2022-Q1$185.9 million2022
2021-Q4$200.5 million2017
2021-Q3$177.0 million2017
2021-Q2$204.1 million2017
2021-Q1$166.2 million2017
2020-Q4$183.0 million2017
2020-Q3$148.1 million2017
2020-Q2$161.1 million2017
2020-Q1$151.0 million2017
2019-Q4$158.9 million2017
2019-Q3$146.9 million2017
2019-Q2$163.3 million2017
2019-Q1$159.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $953.5 million · 2023
2017: $736.7 million2018: $689.3 million2019: $662.9 million2020: $697.1 million2021: $856.8 million2022: $933.7 million2023: $953.5 million
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PeriodValue
2023$953.5 million
2022$933.7 million
2021$856.8 million
2020$697.1 million
2019$662.9 million
2018$689.3 million
2017$736.7 million

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 Wages10,3332026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2132026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$203.7 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$953.5 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns13,78920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns17220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$864.2 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census13,45520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census16220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census15120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$5.8 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.