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Size of the US Full-Service Restaurants industry

NAICS 722511, Full-Service Restaurants. 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)
$373 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$27.5 billion
2020-01 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
5,242,690
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
265,527
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
224,403
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$151 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Sales · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $27.5 billion · 2020-01
2011-08: $18.1 billion2011-09: $17.3 billion2011-10: $17.7 billion2011-11: $16.5 billion2011-12: $18.8 billion2012-01: $17.3 billion2012-02: $17.8 billion2012-03: $19.8 billion2012-04: $18.7 billion2012-05: $19.3 billion2012-06: $19.1 billion2012-07: $19.1 billion2012-08: $19.1 billion2012-09: $17.9 billion2012-10: $18.1 billion2012-11: $18.0 billion2012-12: $20.1 billion2013-01: $18.3 billion2013-02: $18.1 billion2013-03: $20.9 billion2013-04: $19.4 billion2013-05: $20.3 billion2013-06: $19.6 billion2013-07: $19.4 billion2013-08: $20.2 billion2013-09: $18.3 billion2013-10: $19.3 billion2013-11: $19.5 billion2013-12: $20.9 billion2014-01: $19.4 billion2014-02: $19.4 billion2014-03: $22.2 billion2014-04: $20.7 billion2014-05: $22.3 billion2014-06: $20.7 billion2014-07: $21.1 billion2014-08: $21.9 billion2014-09: $19.9 billion2014-10: $21.3 billion2014-11: $20.9 billion2014-12: $23.1 billion2015-01: $21.9 billion2015-02: $21.1 billion2015-03: $23.9 billion2015-04: $22.7 billion2015-05: $24.5 billion2015-06: $22.7 billion2015-07: $23.0 billion2015-08: $23.1 billion2015-09: $21.4 billion2015-10: $23.1 billion2015-11: $21.8 billion2015-12: $24.6 billion2016-01: $22.6 billion2016-02: $23.1 billion2016-03: $24.6 billion2016-04: $24.5 billion2016-05: $24.6 billion2016-06: $23.3 billion2016-07: $24.0 billion2016-08: $23.4 billion2016-09: $22.5 billion2016-10: $23.5 billion2016-11: $22.5 billion2016-12: $25.7 billion2017-01: $23.4 billion2017-02: $23.3 billion2017-03: $26.3 billion2017-04: $25.4 billion2017-05: $25.8 billion2017-06: $25.2 billion2017-07: $25.1 billion2017-08: $24.8 billion2017-09: $23.7 billion2017-10: $24.1 billion2017-11: $23.5 billion2017-12: $27.5 billion2018-01: $23.9 billion2018-02: $23.9 billion2018-03: $27.5 billion2018-04: $25.8 billion2018-05: $27.6 billion2018-06: $27.5 billion2018-07: $27.4 billion2018-08: $27.5 billion2018-09: $24.9 billion2018-10: $25.5 billion2018-11: $24.7 billion2018-12: $28.0 billion2019-01: $24.4 billion2019-02: $24.4 billion2019-03: $27.9 billion2019-04: $26.5 billion2019-05: $29.0 billion2019-06: $28.5 billion2019-07: $28.6 billion2019-08: $29.2 billion2019-09: $26.4 billion2019-10: $27.5 billion2019-11: $27.3 billion2019-12: $30.1 billion2020-01: $27.5 billion2020-02: withheld (S)2020-03: withheld (S)2020-04: withheld (S)2020-05: withheld (S)2020-06: withheld (S)2020-07: withheld (S)2020-08: withheld (S)2020-09: withheld (S)2020-10: withheld (S)2020-11: withheld (S)2020-12: withheld (S)2021-01: withheld (S)2021-02: withheld (S)2021-03: withheld (S)2021-04: withheld (S)2021-05: withheld (S)2021-06: withheld (S)2021-07: withheld (S)2021-08: withheld (S)2021-09: withheld (S)2021-10: withheld (S)2021-11: withheld (S)2021-12: withheld (S)2022-01: withheld (S)2022-02: withheld (S)2022-03: withheld (S)2022-04: withheld (S)2022-05: withheld (S)2022-06: withheld (S)2022-07: withheld (S)2022-08: withheld (S)2022-09: withheld (S)2022-10: withheld (S)2022-11: withheld (S)2022-12: withheld (S)2023-01: withheld (S)2023-02: withheld (S)2023-03: withheld (S)2023-04: withheld (S)2023-05: withheld (S)2023-06: withheld (S)2023-07: withheld (S)2023-08: withheld (S)2023-09: withheld (S)2023-10: withheld (S)2023-11: withheld (S)2023-12: withheld (S)2024-01: withheld (S)2024-02: withheld (S)2024-03: withheld (S)2024-04: withheld (S)2024-05: withheld (S)2024-06: withheld (S)2024-07: withheld (S)2024-08: withheld (S)2024-09: withheld (S)2024-10: withheld (S)2024-11: withheld (S)2024-12: withheld (S)2025-01: withheld (S)2025-02: withheld (S)2025-03: withheld (S)2025-04: withheld (S)2025-05: withheld (S)2025-06: withheld (S)2025-07: withheld (S)2025-08: withheld (S)2025-09: withheld (S)2025-10: withheld (S)2025-11: withheld (S)2025-12: withheld (S)2026-01: withheld (S)2026-02: withheld (S)2026-03: withheld (S)2026-04: withheld (S)2026-05: withheld (S)2026-06: withheld (S)2026-07: withheld (S)

Withheld by the agency: 2020-02, 2020-03, 2020-04, 2020-05 and 74 more. Gaps are left as gaps.

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2021-01Withheld (S)
2020-12Withheld (S)
2020-11Withheld (S)
2020-10Withheld (S)
2020-09Withheld (S)
2020-08Withheld (S)
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2020-06Withheld (S)
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2020-01$27.5 billion
2019-12$30.1 billion
2019-11$27.3 billion
2019-10$27.5 billion
2019-09$26.4 billion
2019-08$29.2 billion
2019-07$28.6 billion
2019-06$28.5 billion
2019-05$29.0 billion
2019-04$26.5 billion
2019-03$27.9 billion
2019-02$24.4 billion
2019-01$24.4 billion
2018-12$28.0 billion
2018-11$24.7 billion
2018-10$25.5 billion
2018-09$24.9 billion
2018-08$27.5 billion
2018-07$27.4 billion
2018-06$27.5 billion
2018-05$27.6 billion
2018-04$25.8 billion
2018-03$27.5 billion
2018-02$23.9 billion
2018-01$23.9 billion
2017-12$27.5 billion
2017-11$23.5 billion
2017-10$24.1 billion
2017-09$23.7 billion
2017-08$24.8 billion
2017-07$25.1 billion
2017-06$25.2 billion
2017-05$25.8 billion
2017-04$25.4 billion
2017-03$26.3 billion
2017-02$23.3 billion
2017-01$23.4 billion
2016-12$25.7 billion
2016-11$22.5 billion
2016-10$23.5 billion
2016-09$22.5 billion
2016-08$23.4 billion
2016-07$24.0 billion
2016-06$23.3 billion
2016-05$24.6 billion
2016-04$24.5 billion
2016-03$24.6 billion
2016-02$23.1 billion
2016-01$22.6 billion
2015-12$24.6 billion
2015-11$21.8 billion
2015-10$23.1 billion
2015-09$21.4 billion
2015-08$23.1 billion
2015-07$23.0 billion
2015-06$22.7 billion
2015-05$24.5 billion
2015-04$22.7 billion
2015-03$23.9 billion
2015-02$21.1 billion
2015-01$21.9 billion
2014-12$23.1 billion
2014-11$20.9 billion
2014-10$21.3 billion
2014-09$19.9 billion
2014-08$21.9 billion
2014-07$21.1 billion
2014-06$20.7 billion
2014-05$22.3 billion
2014-04$20.7 billion
2014-03$22.2 billion
2014-02$19.4 billion
2014-01$19.4 billion
2013-12$20.9 billion
2013-11$19.5 billion
2013-10$19.3 billion
2013-09$18.3 billion
2013-08$20.2 billion
2013-07$19.4 billion
2013-06$19.6 billion
2013-05$20.3 billion
2013-04$19.4 billion
2013-03$20.9 billion
2013-02$18.1 billion
2013-01$18.3 billion
2012-12$20.1 billion
2012-11$18.0 billion
2012-10$18.1 billion
2012-09$17.9 billion
2012-08$19.1 billion
2012-07$19.1 billion
2012-06$19.1 billion
2012-05$19.3 billion
2012-04$18.7 billion
2012-03$19.8 billion
2012-02$17.8 billion
2012-01$17.3 billion
2011-12$18.8 billion
2011-11$16.5 billion
2011-10$17.7 billion
2011-09$17.3 billion
2011-08$18.1 billion

Last 15 years shown; published since 1992-01, all of it in the API. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Full Service Restaurants

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,242,690 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,412,8952019-Q2: 5,627,3322019-Q3: 5,471,4802019-Q4: 5,430,2142020-Q1: 5,146,8312020-Q2: 3,633,5422020-Q3: 4,062,6862020-Q4: 3,820,2552021-Q1: 4,181,4002021-Q2: 4,828,4922021-Q3: 4,874,5322021-Q4: 4,951,0012022-Q1: 4,982,5242022-Q2: 5,301,9332022-Q3: 5,186,8802022-Q4: 5,174,4602023-Q1: 5,245,2392023-Q2: 5,501,3912023-Q3: 5,339,2232023-Q4: 5,313,8332024-Q1: 5,293,5742024-Q2: 5,517,8012024-Q3: 5,329,9922024-Q4: 5,316,4562025-Q1: 5,265,7952025-Q2: 5,488,5162025-Q3: 5,324,4572025-Q4: 5,315,0162026-Q1: 5,242,690NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,242,6902022
2025-Q45,315,0162022
2025-Q35,324,4572022
2025-Q25,488,5162022
2025-Q15,265,7952022
2024-Q45,316,4562022
2024-Q35,329,9922022
2024-Q25,517,8012022
2024-Q15,293,5742022
2023-Q45,313,8332022
2023-Q35,339,2232022
2023-Q25,501,3912022
2023-Q15,245,2392022
2022-Q45,174,4602022
2022-Q35,186,8802022
2022-Q25,301,9332022
2022-Q14,982,5242022
2021-Q44,951,0012017
2021-Q34,874,5322017
2021-Q24,828,4922017
2021-Q14,181,4002017
2020-Q43,820,2552017
2020-Q34,062,6862017
2020-Q23,633,5422017
2020-Q15,146,8312017
2019-Q45,430,2142017
2019-Q35,471,4802017
2019-Q25,627,3322017
2019-Q15,412,8952017

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 5,387,020 · 2023
2017: 5,495,5972018: 5,579,0552019: 5,598,7542020: 5,456,0732021: 4,361,8552022: 5,208,8952023: 5,387,020
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PeriodValue
20235,387,020
20225,208,895
20214,361,855
20205,456,073
20195,598,754
20185,579,055
20175,495,597

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 265,527 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 247,4572019-Q2: 249,2172019-Q3: 251,0512019-Q4: 252,5002020-Q1: 251,2872020-Q2: 247,3722020-Q3: 248,7162020-Q4: 250,3402021-Q1: 248,1872021-Q2: 250,6032021-Q3: 253,5392021-Q4: 255,1812022-Q1: 254,8022022-Q2: 256,5632022-Q3: 258,5542022-Q4: 260,3222023-Q1: 259,9242023-Q2: 261,1292023-Q3: 263,0102023-Q4: 264,5582024-Q1: 261,7252024-Q2: 263,8912024-Q3: 265,0442024-Q4: 266,1702025-Q1: 262,7862025-Q2: 264,3042025-Q3: 265,4982025-Q4: 266,6112026-Q1: 265,527NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1265,5272022
2025-Q4266,6112022
2025-Q3265,4982022
2025-Q2264,3042022
2025-Q1262,7862022
2024-Q4266,1702022
2024-Q3265,0442022
2024-Q2263,8912022
2024-Q1261,7252022
2023-Q4264,5582022
2023-Q3263,0102022
2023-Q2261,1292022
2023-Q1259,9242022
2022-Q4260,3222022
2022-Q3258,5542022
2022-Q2256,5632022
2022-Q1254,8022022
2021-Q4255,1812017
2021-Q3253,5392017
2021-Q2250,6032017
2021-Q1248,1872017
2020-Q4250,3402017
2020-Q3248,7162017
2020-Q2247,3722017
2020-Q1251,2872017
2019-Q4252,5002017
2019-Q3251,0512017
2019-Q2249,2172017
2019-Q1247,4572017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 258,626 · 2023
2017: 250,8712018: 253,8682019: 254,8732020: 249,9752021: 250,1862022: 257,2822023: 258,626
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PeriodValue
2023258,626
2022257,282
2021250,186
2020249,975
2019254,873
2018253,868
2017250,871

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $40.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $29.6 billion2019-Q2: $31.7 billion2019-Q3: $32.1 billion2019-Q4: $31.9 billion2020-Q1: $29.9 billion2020-Q2: $14.7 billion2020-Q3: $23.3 billion2020-Q4: $24.2 billion2021-Q1: $22.8 billion2021-Q2: $30.8 billion2021-Q3: $34.3 billion2021-Q4: $35.6 billion2022-Q1: $32.4 billion2022-Q2: $37.2 billion2022-Q3: $39.5 billion2022-Q4: $37.9 billion2023-Q1: $37.9 billion2023-Q2: $40.0 billion2023-Q3: $40.4 billion2023-Q4: $40.1 billion2024-Q1: $39.3 billion2024-Q2: $41.2 billion2024-Q3: $41.5 billion2024-Q4: $41.5 billion2025-Q1: $39.7 billion2025-Q2: $42.3 billion2025-Q3: $42.9 billion2025-Q4: $42.6 billion2026-Q1: $40.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$40.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$42.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$42.9 billion2022
2025-Q2$42.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$39.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$41.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$41.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$41.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$39.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$40.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$40.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$40.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$37.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$37.9 billion2022
2022-Q3$39.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$37.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$32.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$35.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$34.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$30.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$22.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$24.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$23.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$14.7 billion2017
2020-Q1$29.9 billion2017
2019-Q4$31.9 billion2017
2019-Q3$32.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$31.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$29.6 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $151 billion · 2023
2017: $108 billion2018: $114 billion2019: $119 billion2020: $90.1 billion2021: $118 billion2022: $140 billion2023: $151 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$151 billion
2022$140 billion
2021$118 billion
2020$90.1 billion
2019$119 billion
2018$114 billion
2017$108 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 Wages5,242,6902026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages265,5272026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$40.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$151 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns5,387,02020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns258,62620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$128 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census5,146,76020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census254,20120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census224,40320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$373 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$27.5 billion2020-011992-01–2020-01 · 337 published

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.