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Size of the US Nuclear Electric Power Generation industry

NAICS 221113, Nuclear Electric Power Generation. 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)
$34.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
37,892
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
216
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
34
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 37,892 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 42,0272019-Q2: 40,8332019-Q3: 40,0052019-Q4: 39,8472020-Q1: 40,1922020-Q2: 39,3472020-Q3: 38,8732020-Q4: 38,0112021-Q1: 38,3542021-Q2: 36,7592021-Q3: 36,5682021-Q4: 35,7362022-Q1: 37,7832022-Q2: 36,9752022-Q3: 37,4202022-Q4: 36,9092023-Q1: 37,7652023-Q2: 37,7482023-Q3: 37,7692023-Q4: 37,1602024-Q1: 37,6752024-Q2: 36,8242024-Q3: 36,6622024-Q4: 36,7362025-Q1: 37,8012025-Q2: 36,8342025-Q3: 37,2272025-Q4: 37,2152026-Q1: 37,892NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q137,8922022
2025-Q437,2152022
2025-Q337,2272022
2025-Q236,8342022
2025-Q137,8012022
2024-Q436,7362022
2024-Q336,6622022
2024-Q236,8242022
2024-Q137,6752022
2023-Q437,1602022
2023-Q337,7692022
2023-Q237,7482022
2023-Q137,7652022
2022-Q436,9092022
2022-Q337,4202022
2022-Q236,9752022
2022-Q137,7832022
2021-Q435,7362017
2021-Q336,5682017
2021-Q236,7592017
2021-Q138,3542017
2020-Q438,0112017
2020-Q338,8732017
2020-Q239,3472017
2020-Q140,1922017
2019-Q439,8472017
2019-Q340,0052017
2019-Q240,8332017
2019-Q142,0272017

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 38,822 · 2023
2017: 47,7132018: 45,6572019: 44,4802020: 41,9092021: 40,1442022: 38,3762023: 38,822
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PeriodValue
202338,822
202238,376
202140,144
202041,909
201944,480
201845,657
201747,713

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 216 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1282019-Q2: 1312019-Q3: 1312019-Q4: 1342020-Q1: 1372020-Q2: 1382020-Q3: 1422020-Q4: 1402021-Q1: 1412021-Q2: 1442021-Q3: 1442021-Q4: 1502022-Q1: 1572022-Q2: 1642022-Q3: 1692022-Q4: 1692023-Q1: 1732023-Q2: 1722023-Q3: 1752023-Q4: 1802024-Q1: 1742024-Q2: 1792024-Q3: 1822024-Q4: 1842025-Q1: 1832025-Q2: 1892025-Q3: 1992025-Q4: 2062026-Q1: 216NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12162022
2025-Q42062022
2025-Q31992022
2025-Q21892022
2025-Q11832022
2024-Q41842022
2024-Q31822022
2024-Q21792022
2024-Q11742022
2023-Q41802022
2023-Q31752022
2023-Q21722022
2023-Q11732022
2022-Q41692022
2022-Q31692022
2022-Q21642022
2022-Q11572022
2021-Q41502017
2021-Q31442017
2021-Q21442017
2021-Q11412017
2020-Q41402017
2020-Q31422017
2020-Q21382017
2020-Q11372017
2019-Q41342017
2019-Q31312017
2019-Q21312017
2019-Q11282017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 166 · 2023
2017: 1782018: 1892019: 1832020: 1692021: 1752022: 1642023: 166
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PeriodValue
2023166
2022164
2021175
2020169
2019183
2018189
2017178

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.1 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.3 billion2019-Q4: $1.4 billion2020-Q1: $1.9 billion2020-Q2: $1.3 billion2020-Q3: $1.2 billion2020-Q4: $1.4 billion2021-Q1: $1.8 billion2021-Q2: $1.4 billion2021-Q3: $1.2 billion2021-Q4: $1.3 billion2022-Q1: $1.8 billion2022-Q2: $1.3 billion2022-Q3: $1.3 billion2022-Q4: $1.4 billion2023-Q1: $2.0 billion2023-Q2: $1.4 billion2023-Q3: $1.3 billion2023-Q4: $1.4 billion2024-Q1: $2.1 billion2024-Q2: $1.4 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $2.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.5 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.5 billion2026-Q1: $2.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.9 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.1 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.3 billion · 2023
2017: $6.0 billion2018: $5.9 billion2019: $5.9 billion2020: $5.6 billion2021: $5.4 billion2022: $5.1 billion2023: $5.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.3 billion
2022$5.1 billion
2021$5.4 billion
2020$5.6 billion
2019$5.9 billion
2018$5.9 billion
2017$6.0 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 Wages37,8922026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2162026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns38,82220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns16620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census39,56220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census16020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$34.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 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.