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Size of the US Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing industry

NAICS 336110, Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle 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)
$357 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
251,438
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
627
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
170
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 251,438 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 238,5412022-Q2: 243,3152022-Q3: 246,6382022-Q4: 250,3242023-Q1: 255,9202023-Q2: 260,1732023-Q3: 259,9342023-Q4: 258,9382024-Q1: 255,8372024-Q2: 255,2192024-Q3: 251,1702024-Q4: 245,7172025-Q1: 256,6062025-Q2: 254,5692025-Q3: 253,3392025-Q4: 253,4522026-Q1: 251,438
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1251,438
2025-Q4253,452
2025-Q3253,339
2025-Q2254,569
2025-Q1256,606
2024-Q4245,717
2024-Q3251,170
2024-Q2255,219
2024-Q1255,837
2023-Q4258,938
2023-Q3259,934
2023-Q2260,173
2023-Q1255,920
2022-Q4250,324
2022-Q3246,638
2022-Q2243,315
2022-Q1238,541

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 627 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 5262022-Q2: 5372022-Q3: 5482022-Q4: 5712023-Q1: 5552023-Q2: 5692023-Q3: 5772023-Q4: 5902024-Q1: 6112024-Q2: 6242024-Q3: 6232024-Q4: 6222025-Q1: 6312025-Q2: 6182025-Q3: 6232025-Q4: 6262026-Q1: 627
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1627
2025-Q4626
2025-Q3623
2025-Q2618
2025-Q1631
2024-Q4622
2024-Q3623
2024-Q2624
2024-Q1611
2023-Q4590
2023-Q3577
2023-Q2569
2023-Q1555
2022-Q4571
2022-Q3548
2022-Q2537
2022-Q1526

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $7.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $5.2 billion2022-Q2: $5.5 billion2022-Q3: $5.7 billion2022-Q4: $5.4 billion2023-Q1: $6.4 billion2023-Q2: $5.8 billion2023-Q3: $5.7 billion2023-Q4: $6.3 billion2024-Q1: $7.1 billion2024-Q2: $6.5 billion2024-Q3: $6.1 billion2024-Q4: $6.4 billion2025-Q1: $7.1 billion2025-Q2: $6.8 billion2025-Q3: $6.6 billion2025-Q4: $7.1 billion2026-Q1: $7.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$7.3 billion
2025-Q4$7.1 billion
2025-Q3$6.6 billion
2025-Q2$6.8 billion
2025-Q1$7.1 billion
2024-Q4$6.4 billion
2024-Q3$6.1 billion
2024-Q2$6.5 billion
2024-Q1$7.1 billion
2023-Q4$6.3 billion
2023-Q3$5.7 billion
2023-Q2$5.8 billion
2023-Q1$6.4 billion
2022-Q4$5.4 billion
2022-Q3$5.7 billion
2022-Q2$5.5 billion
2022-Q1$5.2 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages251,4382026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6272026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$7.3 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$16.8 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census213,36320222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census21020222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census17020222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$357 billion20222022–2022 · 1 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.