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Size of the US Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 424350, Clothing and Clothing Accessories 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)
$125 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
90,479
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
11,054
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
9,208
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 90,479 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 96,1172022-Q2: 97,1712022-Q3: 98,1902022-Q4: 100,3432023-Q1: 98,4102023-Q2: 99,1022023-Q3: 98,9632023-Q4: 99,7162024-Q1: 95,7052024-Q2: 95,8652024-Q3: 94,7592024-Q4: 95,2952025-Q1: 93,9032025-Q2: 93,0432025-Q3: 91,9122025-Q4: 93,1192026-Q1: 90,479
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q190,479
2025-Q493,119
2025-Q391,912
2025-Q293,043
2025-Q193,903
2024-Q495,295
2024-Q394,759
2024-Q295,865
2024-Q195,705
2023-Q499,716
2023-Q398,963
2023-Q299,102
2023-Q198,410
2022-Q4100,343
2022-Q398,190
2022-Q297,171
2022-Q196,117

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 11,054 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 10,5402022-Q2: 10,6072022-Q3: 10,7032022-Q4: 10,7932023-Q1: 10,8672023-Q2: 10,9192023-Q3: 10,9632023-Q4: 11,0202024-Q1: 10,8612024-Q2: 10,9492024-Q3: 10,9682024-Q4: 10,9962025-Q1: 10,9512025-Q2: 11,0112025-Q3: 11,0822025-Q4: 11,1112026-Q1: 11,054
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q111,054
2025-Q411,111
2025-Q311,082
2025-Q211,011
2025-Q110,951
2024-Q410,996
2024-Q310,968
2024-Q210,949
2024-Q110,861
2023-Q411,020
2023-Q310,963
2023-Q210,919
2023-Q110,867
2022-Q410,793
2022-Q310,703
2022-Q210,607
2022-Q110,540

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 $2.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $1.9 billion2022-Q2: $2.1 billion2022-Q3: $2.0 billion2022-Q4: $2.2 billion2023-Q1: $2.1 billion2023-Q2: $2.1 billion2023-Q3: $2.0 billion2023-Q4: $2.3 billion2024-Q1: $2.1 billion2024-Q2: $2.1 billion2024-Q3: $1.9 billion2024-Q4: $2.3 billion2025-Q1: $2.1 billion2025-Q2: $2.1 billion2025-Q3: $2.0 billion2025-Q4: $2.3 billion2026-Q1: $2.1 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$2.1 billion
2025-Q4$2.3 billion
2025-Q3$2.0 billion
2025-Q2$2.1 billion
2025-Q1$2.1 billion
2024-Q4$2.3 billion
2024-Q3$1.9 billion
2024-Q2$2.1 billion
2024-Q1$2.1 billion
2023-Q4$2.3 billion
2023-Q3$2.0 billion
2023-Q2$2.1 billion
2023-Q1$2.1 billion
2022-Q4$2.2 billion
2022-Q3$2.0 billion
2022-Q2$2.1 billion
2022-Q1$1.9 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 Wages90,4792026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages11,0542026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.1 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$9.0 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census128,79820222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census9,66820222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census9,20820222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$125 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.