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Size of the US Directory and Mailing List Publishers industry

NAICS 51314, Directory and Mailing List Publishers. 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)
$5.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
12,767
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,240
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
469
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 12,767 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 19,5642022-Q2: 18,9112022-Q3: 18,8442022-Q4: 18,2412023-Q1: 17,2042023-Q2: 16,7902023-Q3: 16,6702023-Q4: 16,4022024-Q1: 15,0282024-Q2: 14,7682024-Q3: 14,5642024-Q4: 14,1462025-Q1: 14,1722025-Q2: 13,8512025-Q3: 13,6062025-Q4: 13,3902026-Q1: 12,767
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q112,767
2025-Q413,390
2025-Q313,606
2025-Q213,851
2025-Q114,172
2024-Q414,146
2024-Q314,564
2024-Q214,768
2024-Q115,028
2023-Q416,402
2023-Q316,670
2023-Q216,790
2023-Q117,204
2022-Q418,241
2022-Q318,844
2022-Q218,911
2022-Q119,564

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 1,240 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 1,7532022-Q2: 1,7132022-Q3: 1,6912022-Q4: 1,6292023-Q1: 1,5912023-Q2: 1,5402023-Q3: 1,5112023-Q4: 1,4672024-Q1: 1,3932024-Q2: 1,3752024-Q3: 1,3612024-Q4: 1,3712025-Q1: 1,3282025-Q2: 1,3192025-Q3: 1,3152025-Q4: 1,2962026-Q1: 1,240
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q11,240
2025-Q41,296
2025-Q31,315
2025-Q21,319
2025-Q11,328
2024-Q41,371
2024-Q31,361
2024-Q21,375
2024-Q11,393
2023-Q41,467
2023-Q31,511
2023-Q21,540
2023-Q11,591
2022-Q41,629
2022-Q31,691
2022-Q21,713
2022-Q11,753

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 $476.8 million · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $570.8 million2022-Q2: $549.5 million2022-Q3: $539.0 million2022-Q4: $547.2 million2023-Q1: $528.3 million2023-Q2: $501.9 million2023-Q3: $507.1 million2023-Q4: $490.0 million2024-Q1: $529.9 million2024-Q2: $457.1 million2024-Q3: $455.4 million2024-Q4: $463.5 million2025-Q1: $553.3 million2025-Q2: $508.4 million2025-Q3: $504.4 million2025-Q4: $481.1 million2026-Q1: $476.8 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$476.8 million
2025-Q4$481.1 million
2025-Q3$504.4 million
2025-Q2$508.4 million
2025-Q1$553.3 million
2024-Q4$463.5 million
2024-Q3$455.4 million
2024-Q2$457.1 million
2024-Q1$529.9 million
2023-Q4$490.0 million
2023-Q3$507.1 million
2023-Q2$501.9 million
2023-Q1$528.3 million
2022-Q4$547.2 million
2022-Q3$539.0 million
2022-Q2$549.5 million
2022-Q1$570.8 million

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 Wages12,7672026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,2402026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$476.8 million2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.5 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census15,31320222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census57420222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census46920222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$5.1 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Directory and Mailing List Publishers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
513140Directory and Mailing List Publishers$5.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census12,7672026-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.