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Size of the US Business Service Centers industry

NAICS 56143, Business Service Centers. 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)
$8.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
73,313
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
11,619
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
6,555
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 73,313 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 81,9552019-Q2: 82,9592019-Q3: 83,3692019-Q4: 86,8332020-Q1: 82,2422020-Q2: 74,6242020-Q3: 75,6412020-Q4: 81,7642021-Q1: 75,6882021-Q2: 76,0322021-Q3: 76,1972021-Q4: 80,8512022-Q1: 78,0132022-Q2: 78,2742022-Q3: 78,4782022-Q4: 81,2732023-Q1: 79,7262023-Q2: 78,6982023-Q3: 78,2032023-Q4: 81,3812024-Q1: 78,3232024-Q2: 77,2122024-Q3: 76,0732024-Q4: 77,5202025-Q1: 74,5392025-Q2: 73,4802025-Q3: 72,9282025-Q4: 75,7392026-Q1: 73,313NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q173,3132022
2025-Q475,7392022
2025-Q372,9282022
2025-Q273,4802022
2025-Q174,5392022
2024-Q477,5202022
2024-Q376,0732022
2024-Q277,2122022
2024-Q178,3232022
2023-Q481,3812022
2023-Q378,2032022
2023-Q278,6982022
2023-Q179,7262022
2022-Q481,2732022
2022-Q378,4782022
2022-Q278,2742022
2022-Q178,0132022
2021-Q480,8512017
2021-Q376,1972017
2021-Q276,0322017
2021-Q175,6882017
2020-Q481,7642017
2020-Q375,6412017
2020-Q274,6242017
2020-Q182,2422017
2019-Q486,8332017
2019-Q383,3692017
2019-Q282,9592017
2019-Q181,9552017

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 65,081 · 2023
2017: 73,6892018: 73,7362019: 74,5242020: 74,9412021: 71,6622022: 73,4562023: 65,081
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PeriodValue
202365,081
202273,456
202171,662
202074,941
201974,524
201873,736
201773,689

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 11,619 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 10,9792019-Q2: 11,0002019-Q3: 11,0682019-Q4: 11,1142020-Q1: 11,0522020-Q2: 10,9592020-Q3: 10,9962020-Q4: 11,0842021-Q1: 10,9772021-Q2: 11,0242021-Q3: 11,0642021-Q4: 11,1532022-Q1: 11,1892022-Q2: 11,5912022-Q3: 11,6212022-Q4: 11,6752023-Q1: 11,5422023-Q2: 11,4482023-Q3: 11,6542023-Q4: 11,6652024-Q1: 11,5742024-Q2: 11,5132024-Q3: 11,5432024-Q4: 11,5312025-Q1: 11,5142025-Q2: 11,5322025-Q3: 11,5662025-Q4: 11,6562026-Q1: 11,619NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q111,6192022
2025-Q411,6562022
2025-Q311,5662022
2025-Q211,5322022
2025-Q111,5142022
2024-Q411,5312022
2024-Q311,5432022
2024-Q211,5132022
2024-Q111,5742022
2023-Q411,6652022
2023-Q311,6542022
2023-Q211,4482022
2023-Q111,5422022
2022-Q411,6752022
2022-Q311,6212022
2022-Q211,5912022
2022-Q111,1892022
2021-Q411,1532017
2021-Q311,0642017
2021-Q211,0242017
2021-Q110,9772017
2020-Q411,0842017
2020-Q310,9962017
2020-Q210,9592017
2020-Q111,0522017
2019-Q411,1142017
2019-Q311,0682017
2019-Q211,0002017
2019-Q110,9792017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 9,878 · 2023
2017: 10,2512018: 10,2112019: 10,3022020: 10,2282021: 10,3402022: 10,5502023: 9,878
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PeriodValue
20239,878
202210,550
202110,340
202010,228
201910,302
201810,211
201710,251

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $874.0 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $791.9 million2019-Q2: $794.5 million2019-Q3: $798.7 million2019-Q4: $860.3 million2020-Q1: $789.2 million2020-Q2: $689.5 million2020-Q3: $723.4 million2020-Q4: $844.9 million2021-Q1: $723.3 million2021-Q2: $766.4 million2021-Q3: $801.2 million2021-Q4: $915.4 million2022-Q1: $809.2 million2022-Q2: $830.3 million2022-Q3: $895.3 million2022-Q4: $925.3 million2023-Q1: $884.4 million2023-Q2: $878.6 million2023-Q3: $867.1 million2023-Q4: $937.2 million2024-Q1: $876.3 million2024-Q2: $881.2 million2024-Q3: $888.8 million2024-Q4: $928.5 million2025-Q1: $886.8 million2025-Q2: $850.8 million2025-Q3: $846.3 million2025-Q4: $912.3 million2026-Q1: $874.0 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$874.0 million2022
2025-Q4$912.3 million2022
2025-Q3$846.3 million2022
2025-Q2$850.8 million2022
2025-Q1$886.8 million2022
2024-Q4$928.5 million2022
2024-Q3$888.8 million2022
2024-Q2$881.2 million2022
2024-Q1$876.3 million2022
2023-Q4$937.2 million2022
2023-Q3$867.1 million2022
2023-Q2$878.6 million2022
2023-Q1$884.4 million2022
2022-Q4$925.3 million2022
2022-Q3$895.3 million2022
2022-Q2$830.3 million2022
2022-Q1$809.2 million2022
2021-Q4$915.4 million2017
2021-Q3$801.2 million2017
2021-Q2$766.4 million2017
2021-Q1$723.3 million2017
2020-Q4$844.9 million2017
2020-Q3$723.4 million2017
2020-Q2$689.5 million2017
2020-Q1$789.2 million2017
2019-Q4$860.3 million2017
2019-Q3$798.7 million2017
2019-Q2$794.5 million2017
2019-Q1$791.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.6 billion · 2023
2017: $2.6 billion2018: $2.7 billion2019: $2.8 billion2020: $2.7 billion2021: $2.9 billion2022: $3.0 billion2023: $2.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.6 billion
2022$3.0 billion
2021$2.9 billion
2020$2.7 billion
2019$2.8 billion
2018$2.7 billion
2017$2.6 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 Wages73,3132026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages11,6192026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$874.0 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns65,08120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns9,87820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census69,31420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census10,47420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census6,55520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$8.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Business Service Centers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
561431Private Mail Centers$5.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census35,1592026-Q1 · QCEW
561439Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)$3.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census38,1542026-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.