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Size of the US Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 424450, Confectionery 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)
$77.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
62,695
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,912
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,937
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 62,695 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 56,9002019-Q2: 57,5682019-Q3: 57,9692019-Q4: 58,4152020-Q1: 57,6262020-Q2: 56,6802020-Q3: 57,2152020-Q4: 57,8452021-Q1: 56,8482021-Q2: 57,2442021-Q3: 57,7512021-Q4: 58,5822022-Q1: 58,7832022-Q2: 59,5332022-Q3: 60,3352022-Q4: 61,4272023-Q1: 61,6782023-Q2: 63,2512023-Q3: 63,6002023-Q4: 64,6732024-Q1: 63,8792024-Q2: 64,9072024-Q3: 65,6792024-Q4: 65,9582025-Q1: 65,0402025-Q2: 64,5962025-Q3: 63,3832025-Q4: 62,9722026-Q1: 62,695NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q162,6952022
2025-Q462,9722022
2025-Q363,3832022
2025-Q264,5962022
2025-Q165,0402022
2024-Q465,9582022
2024-Q365,6792022
2024-Q264,9072022
2024-Q163,8792022
2023-Q464,6732022
2023-Q363,6002022
2023-Q263,2512022
2023-Q161,6782022
2022-Q461,4272022
2022-Q360,3352022
2022-Q259,5332022
2022-Q158,7832022
2021-Q458,5822017
2021-Q357,7512017
2021-Q257,2442017
2021-Q156,8482017
2020-Q457,8452017
2020-Q357,2152017
2020-Q256,6802017
2020-Q157,6262017
2019-Q458,4152017
2019-Q357,9692017
2019-Q257,5682017
2019-Q156,9002017

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 42,754 · 2023
2017: 42,9472018: 43,0662019: 43,0192020: 41,5552021: 40,2792022: 43,6192023: 42,754
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PeriodValue
202342,754
202243,619
202140,279
202041,555
201943,019
201843,066
201742,947

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,912 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,6362019-Q2: 3,6952019-Q3: 3,7102019-Q4: 3,7242020-Q1: 3,7242020-Q2: 3,7452020-Q3: 3,7512020-Q4: 3,7782021-Q1: 3,6952021-Q2: 3,7282021-Q3: 3,7592021-Q4: 3,7982022-Q1: 3,8322022-Q2: 3,8302022-Q3: 3,8772022-Q4: 3,8992023-Q1: 3,8812023-Q2: 3,8582023-Q3: 3,8522023-Q4: 3,9122024-Q1: 3,8852024-Q2: 3,9152024-Q3: 3,9322024-Q4: 3,9322025-Q1: 3,9302025-Q2: 3,9532025-Q3: 3,9312025-Q4: 3,9072026-Q1: 3,912NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,9122022
2025-Q43,9072022
2025-Q33,9312022
2025-Q23,9532022
2025-Q13,9302022
2024-Q43,9322022
2024-Q33,9322022
2024-Q23,9152022
2024-Q13,8852022
2023-Q43,9122022
2023-Q33,8522022
2023-Q23,8582022
2023-Q13,8812022
2022-Q43,8992022
2022-Q33,8772022
2022-Q23,8302022
2022-Q13,8322022
2021-Q43,7982017
2021-Q33,7592017
2021-Q23,7282017
2021-Q13,6952017
2020-Q43,7782017
2020-Q33,7512017
2020-Q23,7452017
2020-Q13,7242017
2019-Q43,7242017
2019-Q33,7102017
2019-Q23,6952017
2019-Q13,6362017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,245 · 2023
2017: 2,6962018: 2,6792019: 2,5382020: 2,3722021: 2,3572022: 2,3122023: 2,245
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PeriodValue
20232,245
20222,312
20212,357
20202,372
20192,538
20182,679
20172,696

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $885.6 million2019-Q2: $855.7 million2019-Q3: $861.5 million2019-Q4: $917.4 million2020-Q1: $948.6 million2020-Q2: $932.4 million2020-Q3: $876.9 million2020-Q4: $998.8 million2021-Q1: $942.0 million2021-Q2: $924.1 million2021-Q3: $944.8 million2021-Q4: $1.1 billion2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $990.7 million2022-Q3: $1.1 billion2022-Q4: $1.1 billion2023-Q1: $1.3 billion2023-Q2: $1.1 billion2023-Q3: $1.1 billion2023-Q4: $1.3 billion2024-Q1: $1.3 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $1.4 billion2025-Q2: $1.2 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.3 billion2026-Q1: $1.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$990.7 million2022
2022-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$944.8 million2017
2021-Q2$924.1 million2017
2021-Q1$942.0 million2017
2020-Q4$998.8 million2017
2020-Q3$876.9 million2017
2020-Q2$932.4 million2017
2020-Q1$948.6 million2017
2019-Q4$917.4 million2017
2019-Q3$861.5 million2017
2019-Q2$855.7 million2017
2019-Q1$885.6 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.1 billion · 2023
2017: $2.5 billion2018: $2.6 billion2019: $2.6 billion2020: $2.6 billion2021: $2.7 billion2022: $2.9 billion2023: $3.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.1 billion
2022$2.9 billion
2021$2.7 billion
2020$2.6 billion
2019$2.6 billion
2018$2.6 billion
2017$2.5 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 Wages62,6952026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,9122026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns42,75420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,24520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census42,87320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,45820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,93720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$77.2 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.