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Size of the US Graphic Design Services industry

NAICS 54143, Graphic Design Services. 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)
$9.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
49,460
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
19,623
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
16,233
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 49,460 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 60,4962019-Q2: 60,8622019-Q3: 60,0892019-Q4: 61,0852020-Q1: 58,0722020-Q2: 54,3392020-Q3: 53,5282020-Q4: 55,7452021-Q1: 55,0762021-Q2: 56,5532021-Q3: 56,9192021-Q4: 59,2822022-Q1: 57,7942022-Q2: 59,4642022-Q3: 59,1282022-Q4: 59,9402023-Q1: 57,2842023-Q2: 57,5382023-Q3: 57,5512023-Q4: 58,2672024-Q1: 55,2482024-Q2: 55,6732024-Q3: 54,4752024-Q4: 54,9762025-Q1: 51,6022025-Q2: 51,5162025-Q3: 51,0022025-Q4: 52,0382026-Q1: 49,460NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q149,4602022
2025-Q452,0382022
2025-Q351,0022022
2025-Q251,5162022
2025-Q151,6022022
2024-Q454,9762022
2024-Q354,4752022
2024-Q255,6732022
2024-Q155,2482022
2023-Q458,2672022
2023-Q357,5512022
2023-Q257,5382022
2023-Q157,2842022
2022-Q459,9402022
2022-Q359,1282022
2022-Q259,4642022
2022-Q157,7942022
2021-Q459,2822017
2021-Q356,9192017
2021-Q256,5532017
2021-Q155,0762017
2020-Q455,7452017
2020-Q353,5282017
2020-Q254,3392017
2020-Q158,0722017
2019-Q461,0852017
2019-Q360,0892017
2019-Q260,8622017
2019-Q160,4962017

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 49,266 · 2023
2017: 53,9772018: 53,4192019: 52,5932020: 51,6552021: 48,9782022: 51,4262023: 49,266
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PeriodValue
202349,266
202251,426
202148,978
202051,655
201952,593
201853,419
201753,977

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 19,623 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 17,1012019-Q2: 17,1402019-Q3: 17,2162019-Q4: 17,3802020-Q1: 17,2102020-Q2: 17,2952020-Q3: 17,5502020-Q4: 17,8702021-Q1: 17,6592021-Q2: 17,9502021-Q3: 18,3112021-Q4: 18,7802022-Q1: 19,0302022-Q2: 19,2832022-Q3: 19,6332022-Q4: 19,9142023-Q1: 19,8682023-Q2: 19,9682023-Q3: 20,0982023-Q4: 20,2492024-Q1: 19,9352024-Q2: 20,0312024-Q3: 20,0842024-Q4: 20,1582025-Q1: 19,5862025-Q2: 19,6022025-Q3: 19,6822025-Q4: 19,7792026-Q1: 19,623NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q119,6232022
2025-Q419,7792022
2025-Q319,6822022
2025-Q219,6022022
2025-Q119,5862022
2024-Q420,1582022
2024-Q320,0842022
2024-Q220,0312022
2024-Q119,9352022
2023-Q420,2492022
2023-Q320,0982022
2023-Q219,9682022
2023-Q119,8682022
2022-Q419,9142022
2022-Q319,6332022
2022-Q219,2832022
2022-Q119,0302022
2021-Q418,7802017
2021-Q318,3112017
2021-Q217,9502017
2021-Q117,6592017
2020-Q417,8702017
2020-Q317,5502017
2020-Q217,2952017
2020-Q117,2102017
2019-Q417,3802017
2019-Q317,2162017
2019-Q217,1402017
2019-Q117,1012017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 15,828 · 2023
2017: 15,6192018: 15,7762019: 15,5542020: 15,5122021: 15,8652022: 15,9322023: 15,828
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PeriodValue
202315,828
202215,932
202115,865
202015,512
201915,554
201815,776
201715,619

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $968.9 million2019-Q2: $976.6 million2019-Q3: $986.9 million2019-Q4: $1.2 billion2020-Q1: $1.0 billion2020-Q2: $892.6 million2020-Q3: $913.0 million2020-Q4: $1.1 billion2021-Q1: $943.8 million2021-Q2: $1.0 billion2021-Q3: $1.1 billion2021-Q4: $1.3 billion2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $1.1 billion2022-Q3: $1.2 billion2022-Q4: $1.3 billion2023-Q1: $1.1 billion2023-Q2: $1.1 billion2023-Q3: $1.2 billion2023-Q4: $1.3 billion2024-Q1: $1.3 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.2 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $1.2 billion2025-Q2: $1.2 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.0 billion2017
2021-Q1$943.8 million2017
2020-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$913.0 million2017
2020-Q2$892.6 million2017
2020-Q1$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$986.9 million2017
2019-Q2$976.6 million2017
2019-Q1$968.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.2 billion · 2023
2017: $3.1 billion2018: $3.1 billion2019: $3.1 billion2020: $3.0 billion2021: $3.1 billion2022: $3.4 billion2023: $3.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.2 billion
2022$3.4 billion
2021$3.1 billion
2020$3.0 billion
2019$3.1 billion
2018$3.1 billion
2017$3.1 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 Wages49,4602026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages19,6232026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns49,26620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns15,82820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census53,69120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census16,35920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census16,23320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$9.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Graphic Design Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
541430Graphic Design Services$9.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census49,4602026-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.