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Size of the US Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42411, Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers. 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)
$18.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
10,624
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,267
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
421
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$680.4 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 10,624 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 13,3452019-Q2: 13,2032019-Q3: 13,1082019-Q4: 13,2082020-Q1: 12,6332020-Q2: 11,1512020-Q3: 11,3302020-Q4: 11,4882021-Q1: 11,1862021-Q2: 11,1992021-Q3: 11,1742021-Q4: 11,5382022-Q1: 11,3542022-Q2: 11,4142022-Q3: 11,5742022-Q4: 11,8032023-Q1: 11,7612023-Q2: 11,6132023-Q3: 11,4552023-Q4: 11,4172024-Q1: 11,3132024-Q2: 11,4152024-Q3: 11,5382024-Q4: 11,6162025-Q1: 11,0172025-Q2: 10,8672025-Q3: 10,7452025-Q4: 10,7402026-Q1: 10,624NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q110,6242022
2025-Q410,7402022
2025-Q310,7452022
2025-Q210,8672022
2025-Q111,0172022
2024-Q411,6162022
2024-Q311,5382022
2024-Q211,4152022
2024-Q111,3132022
2023-Q411,4172022
2023-Q311,4552022
2023-Q211,6132022
2023-Q111,7612022
2022-Q411,8032022
2022-Q311,5742022
2022-Q211,4142022
2022-Q111,3542022
2021-Q411,5382017
2021-Q311,1742017
2021-Q211,1992017
2021-Q111,1862017
2020-Q411,4882017
2020-Q311,3302017
2020-Q211,1512017
2020-Q112,6332017
2019-Q413,2082017
2019-Q313,1082017
2019-Q213,2032017
2019-Q113,3452017

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 7,540 · 2023
2017: 9,7762018: 9,4672019: 9,2212020: 9,9692021: 8,7042022: 8,0182023: 7,540
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PeriodValue
20237,540
20228,018
20218,704
20209,969
20199,221
20189,467
20179,776

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,267 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,6262019-Q2: 1,6142019-Q3: 1,6052019-Q4: 1,6012020-Q1: 1,5522020-Q2: 1,5422020-Q3: 1,5432020-Q4: 1,5382021-Q1: 1,4942021-Q2: 1,4822021-Q3: 1,4832021-Q4: 1,4902022-Q1: 1,4212022-Q2: 1,4012022-Q3: 1,3902022-Q4: 1,3852023-Q1: 1,3612023-Q2: 1,3472023-Q3: 1,3482023-Q4: 1,3352024-Q1: 1,3082024-Q2: 1,3122024-Q3: 1,3132024-Q4: 1,3222025-Q1: 1,2892025-Q2: 1,2802025-Q3: 1,2782025-Q4: 1,2732026-Q1: 1,267NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,2672022
2025-Q41,2732022
2025-Q31,2782022
2025-Q21,2802022
2025-Q11,2892022
2024-Q41,3222022
2024-Q31,3132022
2024-Q21,3122022
2024-Q11,3082022
2023-Q41,3352022
2023-Q31,3482022
2023-Q21,3472022
2023-Q11,3612022
2022-Q41,3852022
2022-Q31,3902022
2022-Q21,4012022
2022-Q11,4212022
2021-Q41,4902017
2021-Q31,4832017
2021-Q21,4822017
2021-Q11,4942017
2020-Q41,5382017
2020-Q31,5432017
2020-Q21,5422017
2020-Q11,5522017
2019-Q41,6012017
2019-Q31,6052017
2019-Q21,6142017
2019-Q11,6262017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 643 · 2023
2017: 8752018: 8262019: 7772020: 7662021: 7332022: 6722023: 643
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PeriodValue
2023643
2022672
2021733
2020766
2019777
2018826
2017875

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $351.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $322.3 million2019-Q2: $273.8 million2019-Q3: $267.3 million2019-Q4: $292.6 million2020-Q1: $330.8 million2020-Q2: $238.1 million2020-Q3: $239.1 million2020-Q4: $274.5 million2021-Q1: $287.7 million2021-Q2: $251.7 million2021-Q3: $252.2 million2021-Q4: $304.5 million2022-Q1: $347.6 million2022-Q2: $297.2 million2022-Q3: $302.3 million2022-Q4: $390.3 million2023-Q1: $409.5 million2023-Q2: $310.6 million2023-Q3: $295.0 million2023-Q4: $319.4 million2024-Q1: $383.2 million2024-Q2: $307.8 million2024-Q3: $295.4 million2024-Q4: $329.9 million2025-Q1: $366.7 million2025-Q2: $290.1 million2025-Q3: $279.6 million2025-Q4: $312.7 million2026-Q1: $351.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$351.8 million2022
2025-Q4$312.7 million2022
2025-Q3$279.6 million2022
2025-Q2$290.1 million2022
2025-Q1$366.7 million2022
2024-Q4$329.9 million2022
2024-Q3$295.4 million2022
2024-Q2$307.8 million2022
2024-Q1$383.2 million2022
2023-Q4$319.4 million2022
2023-Q3$295.0 million2022
2023-Q2$310.6 million2022
2023-Q1$409.5 million2022
2022-Q4$390.3 million2022
2022-Q3$302.3 million2022
2022-Q2$297.2 million2022
2022-Q1$347.6 million2022
2021-Q4$304.5 million2017
2021-Q3$252.2 million2017
2021-Q2$251.7 million2017
2021-Q1$287.7 million2017
2020-Q4$274.5 million2017
2020-Q3$239.1 million2017
2020-Q2$238.1 million2017
2020-Q1$330.8 million2017
2019-Q4$292.6 million2017
2019-Q3$267.3 million2017
2019-Q2$273.8 million2017
2019-Q1$322.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $680.4 million · 2023
2017: $650.8 million2018: $666.6 million2019: $646.6 million2020: $718.1 million2021: $696.8 million2022: $711.7 million2023: $680.4 million
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PeriodValue
2023$680.4 million
2022$711.7 million
2021$696.8 million
2020$718.1 million
2019$646.6 million
2018$666.6 million
2017$650.8 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 Wages10,6242026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,2672026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$351.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$680.4 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns7,54020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns64320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$768.6 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census7,86120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census59220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census42120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$18.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
424110Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers$18.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census10,6242026-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.