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Size of the US Libraries and Archives industry

NAICS 51912, Libraries and Archives. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$2.2 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
25,277
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
2,326
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
1,943
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 26,637 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 28,3762019-Q2: 28,6612019-Q3: 27,8522019-Q4: 28,0242020-Q1: 28,0862020-Q2: 26,5952020-Q3: 25,3522020-Q4: 25,3682021-Q1: 25,2072021-Q2: 25,6892021-Q3: 25,8942021-Q4: 26,637
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q426,637
2021-Q325,894
2021-Q225,689
2021-Q125,207
2020-Q425,368
2020-Q325,352
2020-Q226,595
2020-Q128,086
2019-Q428,024
2019-Q327,852
2019-Q228,661
2019-Q128,376

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 25,277 · 2023
2017: 26,2052018: 26,2942019: 26,1012020: 25,7272021: 23,9012022: 24,3652023: 25,277
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202325,277
202224,365
202123,901
202025,727
201926,101
201826,294
201726,205

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,221 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 2,1722019-Q2: 2,1672019-Q3: 2,1742019-Q4: 2,1722020-Q1: 2,1642020-Q2: 2,1622020-Q3: 2,1702020-Q4: 2,1802021-Q1: 2,1892021-Q2: 2,1982021-Q3: 2,2152021-Q4: 2,221
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q42,221
2021-Q32,215
2021-Q22,198
2021-Q12,189
2020-Q42,180
2020-Q32,170
2020-Q22,162
2020-Q12,164
2019-Q42,172
2019-Q32,174
2019-Q22,167
2019-Q12,172

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,326 · 2023
2017: 2,2792018: 2,2632019: 2,2602020: 2,2572021: 2,2812022: 2,2992023: 2,326
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,326
20222,299
20212,281
20202,257
20192,260
20182,263
20172,279

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $320.6 million · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $280.4 million2019-Q2: $271.2 million2019-Q3: $282.7 million2019-Q4: $284.5 million2020-Q1: $296.3 million2020-Q2: $280.1 million2020-Q3: $291.2 million2020-Q4: $306.4 million2021-Q1: $288.1 million2021-Q2: $286.5 million2021-Q3: $305.5 million2021-Q4: $320.6 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4$320.6 million
2021-Q3$305.5 million
2021-Q2$286.5 million
2021-Q1$288.1 million
2020-Q4$306.4 million
2020-Q3$291.2 million
2020-Q2$280.1 million
2020-Q1$296.3 million
2019-Q4$284.5 million
2019-Q3$282.7 million
2019-Q2$271.2 million
2019-Q1$280.4 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.1 billion · 2023
2017: $853.8 million2018: $839.3 million2019: $880.5 million2020: $879.5 million2021: $880.8 million2022: $972.2 million2023: $1.1 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$1.1 billion
2022$972.2 million
2021$880.8 million
2020$879.5 million
2019$880.5 million
2018$839.3 million
2017$853.8 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 Wages26,6372021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,2212021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$320.6 million2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns25,27720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,32620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$870.9 million20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census27,21820172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,32320172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,94320172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$2.2 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Libraries and Archives

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
519120Libraries and Archives$2.2 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census25,2772023 · CBP

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.