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Size of the US Record Production and Distribution industry

NAICS 512250, Record Production and Distribution. 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)
$12.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
6,846
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,370
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
771
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,846 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,3012019-Q2: 6,4502019-Q3: 6,5892019-Q4: 6,6442020-Q1: 6,5532020-Q2: 6,1772020-Q3: 6,2352020-Q4: 6,4652021-Q1: 6,4032021-Q2: 6,5602021-Q3: 6,8622021-Q4: 6,9122022-Q1: 7,1072022-Q2: 7,1222022-Q3: 7,3342022-Q4: 7,5302023-Q1: 7,1902023-Q2: 7,2802023-Q3: 7,3452023-Q4: 7,3642024-Q1: 7,3902024-Q2: 7,3472024-Q3: 7,2992024-Q4: 7,3622025-Q1: 7,4932025-Q2: 7,6382025-Q3: 7,7862025-Q4: 7,7152026-Q1: 6,846NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16,8462022
2025-Q47,7152022
2025-Q37,7862022
2025-Q27,6382022
2025-Q17,4932022
2024-Q47,3622022
2024-Q37,2992022
2024-Q27,3472022
2024-Q17,3902022
2023-Q47,3642022
2023-Q37,3452022
2023-Q27,2802022
2023-Q17,1902022
2022-Q47,5302022
2022-Q37,3342022
2022-Q27,1222022
2022-Q17,1072022
2021-Q46,9122017
2021-Q36,8622017
2021-Q26,5602017
2021-Q16,4032017
2020-Q46,4652017
2020-Q36,2352017
2020-Q26,1772017
2020-Q16,5532017
2019-Q46,6442017
2019-Q36,5892017
2019-Q26,4502017
2019-Q16,3012017

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 11,458 · 2023
2017: 9,4132018: 9,5422019: 9,5852020: 10,8042021: 10,0792022: 11,5262023: 11,458
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PeriodValue
202311,458
202211,526
202110,079
202010,804
20199,585
20189,542
20179,413

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,370 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9162019-Q2: 9342019-Q3: 9352019-Q4: 9332020-Q1: 9412020-Q2: 9462020-Q3: 9702020-Q4: 1,0142021-Q1: 1,0642021-Q2: 1,0772021-Q3: 1,1142021-Q4: 1,1572022-Q1: 1,1852022-Q2: 1,2062022-Q3: 1,2202022-Q4: 1,2672023-Q1: 1,2882023-Q2: 1,3082023-Q3: 1,3212023-Q4: 1,3592024-Q1: 1,3482024-Q2: 1,3562024-Q3: 1,3712024-Q4: 1,3762025-Q1: 1,3412025-Q2: 1,3392025-Q3: 1,3622025-Q4: 1,3662026-Q1: 1,370NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,3702022
2025-Q41,3662022
2025-Q31,3622022
2025-Q21,3392022
2025-Q11,3412022
2024-Q41,3762022
2024-Q31,3712022
2024-Q21,3562022
2024-Q11,3482022
2023-Q41,3592022
2023-Q31,3212022
2023-Q21,3082022
2023-Q11,2882022
2022-Q41,2672022
2022-Q31,2202022
2022-Q21,2062022
2022-Q11,1852022
2021-Q41,1572017
2021-Q31,1142017
2021-Q21,0772017
2021-Q11,0642017
2020-Q41,0142017
2020-Q39702017
2020-Q29462017
2020-Q19412017
2019-Q49332017
2019-Q39352017
2019-Q29342017
2019-Q19162017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 888 · 2023
2017: 6822018: 6542019: 7012020: 7662021: 8772022: 8802023: 888
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PeriodValue
2023888
2022880
2021877
2020766
2019701
2018654
2017682

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $363.1 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $238.8 million2019-Q2: $190.3 million2019-Q3: $175.0 million2019-Q4: $227.0 million2020-Q1: $248.1 million2020-Q2: $193.2 million2020-Q3: $164.6 million2020-Q4: $238.9 million2021-Q1: $259.0 million2021-Q2: $215.4 million2021-Q3: $192.1 million2021-Q4: $266.8 million2022-Q1: $295.7 million2022-Q2: $317.4 million2022-Q3: $219.1 million2022-Q4: $318.1 million2023-Q1: $302.4 million2023-Q2: $309.1 million2023-Q3: $209.0 million2023-Q4: $364.7 million2024-Q1: $316.6 million2024-Q2: $334.9 million2024-Q3: $222.5 million2024-Q4: $467.6 million2025-Q1: $359.0 million2025-Q2: $339.4 million2025-Q3: $253.6 million2025-Q4: $599.4 million2026-Q1: $363.1 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$363.1 million2022
2025-Q4$599.4 million2022
2025-Q3$253.6 million2022
2025-Q2$339.4 million2022
2025-Q1$359.0 million2022
2024-Q4$467.6 million2022
2024-Q3$222.5 million2022
2024-Q2$334.9 million2022
2024-Q1$316.6 million2022
2023-Q4$364.7 million2022
2023-Q3$209.0 million2022
2023-Q2$309.1 million2022
2023-Q1$302.4 million2022
2022-Q4$318.1 million2022
2022-Q3$219.1 million2022
2022-Q2$317.4 million2022
2022-Q1$295.7 million2022
2021-Q4$266.8 million2017
2021-Q3$192.1 million2017
2021-Q2$215.4 million2017
2021-Q1$259.0 million2017
2020-Q4$238.9 million2017
2020-Q3$164.6 million2017
2020-Q2$193.2 million2017
2020-Q1$248.1 million2017
2019-Q4$227.0 million2017
2019-Q3$175.0 million2017
2019-Q2$190.3 million2017
2019-Q1$238.8 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.0 billion · 2023
2017: $1.3 billion2018: $1.4 billion2019: $1.5 billion2020: $1.6 billion2021: $1.8 billion2022: $1.8 billion2023: $2.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.0 billion
2022$1.8 billion
2021$1.8 billion
2020$1.6 billion
2019$1.5 billion
2018$1.4 billion
2017$1.3 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 Wages6,8462026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,3702026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$363.1 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns11,45820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns88820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census13,43720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census90820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census77120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$12.8 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.