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Size of the US Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 424130, Industrial and Personal Service 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)
$122 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
62,594
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,969
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,264
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.9 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 62,594 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 65,4962019-Q2: 65,7672019-Q3: 65,3462019-Q4: 65,3222020-Q1: 66,1902020-Q2: 63,0102020-Q3: 63,0442020-Q4: 63,7362021-Q1: 62,3442021-Q2: 62,8982021-Q3: 63,2302021-Q4: 64,2322022-Q1: 64,4572022-Q2: 64,8912022-Q3: 65,3092022-Q4: 65,9642023-Q1: 65,0342023-Q2: 65,3972023-Q3: 65,1962023-Q4: 65,2992024-Q1: 63,9742024-Q2: 64,5502024-Q3: 64,3592024-Q4: 64,6102025-Q1: 64,6772025-Q2: 64,6232025-Q3: 64,2082025-Q4: 64,3242026-Q1: 62,594NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q162,5942022
2025-Q464,3242022
2025-Q364,2082022
2025-Q264,6232022
2025-Q164,6772022
2024-Q464,6102022
2024-Q364,3592022
2024-Q264,5502022
2024-Q163,9742022
2023-Q465,2992022
2023-Q365,1962022
2023-Q265,3972022
2023-Q165,0342022
2022-Q465,9642022
2022-Q365,3092022
2022-Q264,8912022
2022-Q164,4572022
2021-Q464,2322017
2021-Q363,2302017
2021-Q262,8982017
2021-Q162,3442017
2020-Q463,7362017
2020-Q363,0442017
2020-Q263,0102017
2020-Q166,1902017
2019-Q465,3222017
2019-Q365,3462017
2019-Q265,7672017
2019-Q165,4962017

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 66,154 · 2023
2017: 68,8812018: 70,8562019: 69,2192020: 67,3762021: 63,9282022: 66,2832023: 66,154
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PeriodValue
202366,154
202266,283
202163,928
202067,376
201969,219
201870,856
201768,881

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,969 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,2012019-Q2: 5,2072019-Q3: 5,2102019-Q4: 5,1972020-Q1: 5,1492020-Q2: 5,1372020-Q3: 5,1552020-Q4: 5,1802021-Q1: 5,0972021-Q2: 5,0992021-Q3: 5,1212021-Q4: 5,1382022-Q1: 5,0672022-Q2: 5,0462022-Q3: 5,0532022-Q4: 5,0812023-Q1: 5,0442023-Q2: 5,0262023-Q3: 5,0452023-Q4: 5,0832024-Q1: 4,9902024-Q2: 4,9892024-Q3: 4,9872024-Q4: 5,0082025-Q1: 4,9702025-Q2: 4,9852025-Q3: 4,9832025-Q4: 4,9912026-Q1: 4,969NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,9692022
2025-Q44,9912022
2025-Q34,9832022
2025-Q24,9852022
2025-Q14,9702022
2024-Q45,0082022
2024-Q34,9872022
2024-Q24,9892022
2024-Q14,9902022
2023-Q45,0832022
2023-Q35,0452022
2023-Q25,0262022
2023-Q15,0442022
2022-Q45,0812022
2022-Q35,0532022
2022-Q25,0462022
2022-Q15,0672022
2021-Q45,1382017
2021-Q35,1212017
2021-Q25,0992017
2021-Q15,0972017
2020-Q45,1802017
2020-Q35,1552017
2020-Q25,1372017
2020-Q15,1492017
2019-Q45,1972017
2019-Q35,2102017
2019-Q25,2072017
2019-Q15,2012017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,770 · 2023
2017: 4,4562018: 4,3342019: 4,2182020: 4,0712021: 3,9612022: 3,8582023: 3,770
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PeriodValue
20233,770
20223,858
20213,961
20204,071
20194,218
20184,334
20174,456

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.7 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: $1.2 billion2020-Q3: $1.2 billion2020-Q4: $1.5 billion2021-Q1: $1.3 billion2021-Q2: $1.3 billion2021-Q3: $1.3 billion2021-Q4: $1.6 billion2022-Q1: $1.5 billion2022-Q2: $1.6 billion2022-Q3: $1.5 billion2022-Q4: $1.7 billion2023-Q1: $1.7 billion2023-Q2: $1.5 billion2023-Q3: $1.5 billion2023-Q4: $1.7 billion2024-Q1: $1.6 billion2024-Q2: $1.5 billion2024-Q3: $1.5 billion2024-Q4: $1.6 billion2025-Q1: $1.7 billion2025-Q2: $1.5 billion2025-Q3: $1.5 billion2025-Q4: $1.7 billion2026-Q1: $1.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.2 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 $5.9 billion · 2023
2017: $4.7 billion2018: $5.0 billion2019: $4.9 billion2020: $4.9 billion2021: $5.1 billion2022: $5.8 billion2023: $5.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.9 billion
2022$5.8 billion
2021$5.1 billion
2020$4.9 billion
2019$4.9 billion
2018$5.0 billion
2017$4.7 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 Wages62,5942026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,9692026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.9 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns66,15420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,77020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census65,38020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census4,01320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,26420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$122 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.