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Size of the US Fishing industry

NAICS 1141, Fishing. 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

Employment
4,553
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,086
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Annual payroll
$404.1 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,553 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,6432019-Q2: 7,3182019-Q3: 7,0012019-Q4: 6,4662020-Q1: 5,4292020-Q2: 6,6262020-Q3: 6,7762020-Q4: 6,0882021-Q1: 5,5402021-Q2: 7,0242021-Q3: 6,8992021-Q4: 6,3142022-Q1: 5,4422022-Q2: 6,5642022-Q3: 6,3012022-Q4: 5,3632023-Q1: 5,0502023-Q2: 6,2602023-Q3: 6,0112023-Q4: 5,3842024-Q1: 4,8692024-Q2: 5,9062024-Q3: 5,6912024-Q4: 5,0732025-Q1: 4,4152025-Q2: 5,5742025-Q3: 5,5282025-Q4: 5,0382026-Q1: 4,553NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,5532022
2025-Q45,0382022
2025-Q35,5282022
2025-Q25,5742022
2025-Q14,4152022
2024-Q45,0732022
2024-Q35,6912022
2024-Q25,9062022
2024-Q14,8692022
2023-Q45,3842022
2023-Q36,0112022
2023-Q26,2602022
2023-Q15,0502022
2022-Q45,3632022
2022-Q36,3012022
2022-Q26,5642022
2022-Q15,4422022
2021-Q46,3142017
2021-Q36,8992017
2021-Q27,0242017
2021-Q15,5402017
2020-Q46,0882017
2020-Q36,7762017
2020-Q26,6262017
2020-Q15,4292017
2019-Q46,4662017
2019-Q37,0012017
2019-Q27,3182017
2019-Q15,6432017

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 4,581 · 2023
2017: 5,4672018: 5,5252019: 5,6372020: 5,2912021: 5,0602022: 5,3442023: 4,581
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PeriodValue
20234,581
20225,344
20215,060
20205,291
20195,637
20185,525
20175,467

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,086 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,1382019-Q2: 2,1292019-Q3: 2,1372019-Q4: 2,1322020-Q1: 2,1172020-Q2: 2,1342020-Q3: 2,1732020-Q4: 2,2022021-Q1: 2,1512021-Q2: 2,1562021-Q3: 2,1762021-Q4: 2,2042022-Q1: 2,1792022-Q2: 2,1892022-Q3: 2,2082022-Q4: 2,2042023-Q1: 2,2312023-Q2: 2,2292023-Q3: 2,2292023-Q4: 2,2202024-Q1: 2,1792024-Q2: 2,1982024-Q3: 2,2002024-Q4: 2,1902025-Q1: 2,1122025-Q2: 2,0982025-Q3: 2,1042025-Q4: 2,1062026-Q1: 2,086NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,0862022
2025-Q42,1062022
2025-Q32,1042022
2025-Q22,0982022
2025-Q12,1122022
2024-Q42,1902022
2024-Q32,2002022
2024-Q22,1982022
2024-Q12,1792022
2023-Q42,2202022
2023-Q32,2292022
2023-Q22,2292022
2023-Q12,2312022
2022-Q42,2042022
2022-Q32,2082022
2022-Q22,1892022
2022-Q12,1792022
2021-Q42,2042017
2021-Q32,1762017
2021-Q22,1562017
2021-Q12,1512017
2020-Q42,2022017
2020-Q32,1732017
2020-Q22,1342017
2020-Q12,1172017
2019-Q42,1322017
2019-Q32,1372017
2019-Q22,1292017
2019-Q12,1382017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,503 · 2023
2017: 2,5452018: 2,5702019: 2,5692020: 2,5592021: 2,6292022: 2,6372023: 2,503
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PeriodValue
20232,503
20222,637
20212,629
20202,559
20192,569
20182,570
20172,545

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $110.1 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $107.1 million2019-Q2: $141.4 million2019-Q3: $149.7 million2019-Q4: $144.3 million2020-Q1: $96.6 million2020-Q2: $117.7 million2020-Q3: $139.6 million2020-Q4: $147.8 million2021-Q1: $91.8 million2021-Q2: $146.8 million2021-Q3: $171.2 million2021-Q4: $163.1 million2022-Q1: $116.3 million2022-Q2: $139.5 million2022-Q3: $153.5 million2022-Q4: $143.7 million2023-Q1: $100.5 million2023-Q2: $134.6 million2023-Q3: $138.3 million2023-Q4: $126.6 million2024-Q1: $89.0 million2024-Q2: $114.8 million2024-Q3: $132.4 million2024-Q4: $139.9 million2025-Q1: $96.5 million2025-Q2: $127.1 million2025-Q3: $142.2 million2025-Q4: $141.9 million2026-Q1: $110.1 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$110.1 million2022
2025-Q4$141.9 million2022
2025-Q3$142.2 million2022
2025-Q2$127.1 million2022
2025-Q1$96.5 million2022
2024-Q4$139.9 million2022
2024-Q3$132.4 million2022
2024-Q2$114.8 million2022
2024-Q1$89.0 million2022
2023-Q4$126.6 million2022
2023-Q3$138.3 million2022
2023-Q2$134.6 million2022
2023-Q1$100.5 million2022
2022-Q4$143.7 million2022
2022-Q3$153.5 million2022
2022-Q2$139.5 million2022
2022-Q1$116.3 million2022
2021-Q4$163.1 million2017
2021-Q3$171.2 million2017
2021-Q2$146.8 million2017
2021-Q1$91.8 million2017
2020-Q4$147.8 million2017
2020-Q3$139.6 million2017
2020-Q2$117.7 million2017
2020-Q1$96.6 million2017
2019-Q4$144.3 million2017
2019-Q3$149.7 million2017
2019-Q2$141.4 million2017
2019-Q1$107.1 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $404.1 million · 2023
2017: $393.8 million2018: $405.2 million2019: $431.2 million2020: $394.5 million2021: $407.0 million2022: $446.7 million2023: $404.1 million
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PeriodValue
2023$404.1 million
2022$446.7 million
2021$407.0 million
2020$394.5 million
2019$431.2 million
2018$405.2 million
2017$393.8 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 Wages4,5532026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,0862026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$110.1 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$404.1 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns4,58120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,50320232017–2023 · 7 published

Breakdown

Industries within Fishing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
11411Fishing—4,5532026-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.