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Size of the US Other Sound Recording industries

NAICS 51229, Other Sound Recording Industries. 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)
$889.3 million
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
2,762
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
821
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
468
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$205.9 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,762 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,9712019-Q2: 2,9842019-Q3: 2,9262019-Q4: 3,1032020-Q1: 2,6212020-Q2: 1,9522020-Q3: 1,9872020-Q4: 2,0522021-Q1: 2,0912021-Q2: 2,2732021-Q3: 2,4652021-Q4: 2,5212022-Q1: 2,7282022-Q2: 2,8162022-Q3: 2,9552022-Q4: 2,7702023-Q1: 2,6552023-Q2: 3,1242023-Q3: 2,6902023-Q4: 2,3492024-Q1: 2,6552024-Q2: 2,6072024-Q3: 2,7122024-Q4: 2,4942025-Q1: 2,5252025-Q2: 2,3502025-Q3: 2,5262025-Q4: 2,7342026-Q1: 2,762NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,7622022
2025-Q42,7342022
2025-Q32,5262022
2025-Q22,3502022
2025-Q12,5252022
2024-Q42,4942022
2024-Q32,7122022
2024-Q22,6072022
2024-Q12,6552022
2023-Q42,3492022
2023-Q32,6902022
2023-Q23,1242022
2023-Q12,6552022
2022-Q42,7702022
2022-Q32,9552022
2022-Q22,8162022
2022-Q12,7282022
2021-Q42,5212017
2021-Q32,4652017
2021-Q22,2732017
2021-Q12,0912017
2020-Q42,0522017
2020-Q31,9872017
2020-Q21,9522017
2020-Q12,6212017
2019-Q43,1032017
2019-Q32,9262017
2019-Q22,9842017
2019-Q12,9712017

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 2,605 · 2023
2017: 2,8072018: 2,7422019: 2,1872020: 1,9512021: 1,9392022: 2,3442023: 2,605
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PeriodValue
20232,605
20222,344
20211,939
20201,951
20192,187
20182,742
20172,807

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 821 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5432019-Q2: 5532019-Q3: 5592019-Q4: 5892020-Q1: 6052020-Q2: 6192020-Q3: 6562020-Q4: 7092021-Q1: 7142021-Q2: 7592021-Q3: 7832021-Q4: 8182022-Q1: 8212022-Q2: 8342022-Q3: 8392022-Q4: 8652023-Q1: 8642023-Q2: 8682023-Q3: 8672023-Q4: 8802024-Q1: 8582024-Q2: 8592024-Q3: 8442024-Q4: 8552025-Q1: 8192025-Q2: 8182025-Q3: 8212025-Q4: 8232026-Q1: 821NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q18212022
2025-Q48232022
2025-Q38212022
2025-Q28182022
2025-Q18192022
2024-Q48552022
2024-Q38442022
2024-Q28592022
2024-Q18582022
2023-Q48802022
2023-Q38672022
2023-Q28682022
2023-Q18642022
2022-Q48652022
2022-Q38392022
2022-Q28342022
2022-Q18212022
2021-Q48182017
2021-Q37832017
2021-Q27592017
2021-Q17142017
2020-Q47092017
2020-Q36562017
2020-Q26192017
2020-Q16052017
2019-Q45892017
2019-Q35592017
2019-Q25532017
2019-Q15432017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 733 · 2023
2017: 4332018: 4152019: 4412020: 4932021: 5332022: 5752023: 733
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PeriodValue
2023733
2022575
2021533
2020493
2019441
2018415
2017433

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $49.1 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $47.4 million2019-Q2: $43.5 million2019-Q3: $44.8 million2019-Q4: $61.6 million2020-Q1: $46.8 million2020-Q2: $31.5 million2020-Q3: $33.2 million2020-Q4: $44.7 million2021-Q1: $36.4 million2021-Q2: $38.4 million2021-Q3: $41.3 million2021-Q4: $70.6 million2022-Q1: $46.8 million2022-Q2: $51.7 million2022-Q3: $53.3 million2022-Q4: $80.7 million2023-Q1: $53.4 million2023-Q2: $52.0 million2023-Q3: $57.5 million2023-Q4: $77.3 million2024-Q1: $52.6 million2024-Q2: $51.6 million2024-Q3: $50.1 million2024-Q4: $78.7 million2025-Q1: $51.3 million2025-Q2: $51.1 million2025-Q3: $47.5 million2025-Q4: $68.1 million2026-Q1: $49.1 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$49.1 million2022
2025-Q4$68.1 million2022
2025-Q3$47.5 million2022
2025-Q2$51.1 million2022
2025-Q1$51.3 million2022
2024-Q4$78.7 million2022
2024-Q3$50.1 million2022
2024-Q2$51.6 million2022
2024-Q1$52.6 million2022
2023-Q4$77.3 million2022
2023-Q3$57.5 million2022
2023-Q2$52.0 million2022
2023-Q1$53.4 million2022
2022-Q4$80.7 million2022
2022-Q3$53.3 million2022
2022-Q2$51.7 million2022
2022-Q1$46.8 million2022
2021-Q4$70.6 million2017
2021-Q3$41.3 million2017
2021-Q2$38.4 million2017
2021-Q1$36.4 million2017
2020-Q4$44.7 million2017
2020-Q3$33.2 million2017
2020-Q2$31.5 million2017
2020-Q1$46.8 million2017
2019-Q4$61.6 million2017
2019-Q3$44.8 million2017
2019-Q2$43.5 million2017
2019-Q1$47.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $205.9 million · 2023
2017: $150.3 million2018: $160.6 million2019: $127.8 million2020: $114.8 million2021: $134.8 million2022: $175.7 million2023: $205.9 million
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PeriodValue
2023$205.9 million
2022$175.7 million
2021$134.8 million
2020$114.8 million
2019$127.8 million
2018$160.6 million
2017$150.3 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 Wages2,7622026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages8212026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$49.1 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$205.9 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns2,60520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns73320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$235.4 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census3,49020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census55320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census46820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$889.3 million20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Sound Recording Industries

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
512290Other Sound Recording Industries$889.3 millionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census2,7622026-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.