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Size of the US Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31123, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing. 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)
$11.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
12,700
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
157
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
77
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 12,700 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 12,5692019-Q2: 12,5612019-Q3: 12,2932019-Q4: 12,3032020-Q1: 12,2262020-Q2: 12,2842020-Q3: 12,2542020-Q4: 12,5352021-Q1: 12,4102021-Q2: 12,2802021-Q3: 11,9882021-Q4: 11,2682022-Q1: 12,2842022-Q2: 12,4882022-Q3: 12,4102022-Q4: 12,5932023-Q1: 12,5452023-Q2: 12,8962023-Q3: 13,0542023-Q4: 13,1582024-Q1: 13,0332024-Q2: 13,2482024-Q3: 13,0152024-Q4: 12,9662025-Q1: 13,3192025-Q2: 13,2242025-Q3: 12,9422025-Q4: 13,0252026-Q1: 12,700NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q112,7002022
2025-Q413,0252022
2025-Q312,9422022
2025-Q213,2242022
2025-Q113,3192022
2024-Q412,9662022
2024-Q313,0152022
2024-Q213,2482022
2024-Q113,0332022
2023-Q413,1582022
2023-Q313,0542022
2023-Q212,8962022
2023-Q112,5452022
2022-Q412,5932022
2022-Q312,4102022
2022-Q212,4882022
2022-Q112,2842022
2021-Q411,2682017
2021-Q311,9882017
2021-Q212,2802017
2021-Q112,4102017
2020-Q412,5352017
2020-Q312,2542017
2020-Q212,2842017
2020-Q112,2262017
2019-Q412,3032017
2019-Q312,2932017
2019-Q212,5612017
2019-Q112,5692017

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 13,258 · 2023
2017: 13,3322018: 12,5682019: 12,2402020: 12,0932021: 11,9202022: 11,8452023: 13,258
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PeriodValue
202313,258
202211,845
202111,920
202012,093
201912,240
201812,568
201713,332

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 157 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1252019-Q2: 1192019-Q3: 1182019-Q4: 1182020-Q1: 1242020-Q2: 1272020-Q3: 1272020-Q4: 1312021-Q1: 1332021-Q2: 1372021-Q3: 1442021-Q4: 1432022-Q1: 1482022-Q2: 1482022-Q3: 1512022-Q4: 1512023-Q1: 1522023-Q2: 1512023-Q3: 1532023-Q4: 1532024-Q1: 1522024-Q2: 1552024-Q3: 1522024-Q4: 1512025-Q1: 1612025-Q2: 1612025-Q3: 1632025-Q4: 1632026-Q1: 157NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11572022
2025-Q41632022
2025-Q31632022
2025-Q21612022
2025-Q11612022
2024-Q41512022
2024-Q31522022
2024-Q21552022
2024-Q11522022
2023-Q41532022
2023-Q31532022
2023-Q21512022
2023-Q11522022
2022-Q41512022
2022-Q31512022
2022-Q21482022
2022-Q11482022
2021-Q41432017
2021-Q31442017
2021-Q21372017
2021-Q11332017
2020-Q41312017
2020-Q31272017
2020-Q21272017
2020-Q11242017
2019-Q41182017
2019-Q31182017
2019-Q21192017
2019-Q11252017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 94 · 2023
2017: 852018: 842019: 922020: 922021: 942022: 992023: 94
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PeriodValue
202394
202299
202194
202092
201992
201884
201785

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $292.3 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $235.1 million2019-Q2: $228.8 million2019-Q3: $234.0 million2019-Q4: $264.3 million2020-Q1: $240.6 million2020-Q2: $250.8 million2020-Q3: $246.6 million2020-Q4: $296.6 million2021-Q1: $245.5 million2021-Q2: $237.6 million2021-Q3: $242.7 million2021-Q4: $233.6 million2022-Q1: $254.9 million2022-Q2: $252.2 million2022-Q3: $261.4 million2022-Q4: $276.4 million2023-Q1: $265.5 million2023-Q2: $255.6 million2023-Q3: $266.4 million2023-Q4: $321.8 million2024-Q1: $280.7 million2024-Q2: $279.6 million2024-Q3: $279.4 million2024-Q4: $352.3 million2025-Q1: $295.7 million2025-Q2: $288.1 million2025-Q3: $283.1 million2025-Q4: $353.5 million2026-Q1: $292.3 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$292.3 million2022
2025-Q4$353.5 million2022
2025-Q3$283.1 million2022
2025-Q2$288.1 million2022
2025-Q1$295.7 million2022
2024-Q4$352.3 million2022
2024-Q3$279.4 million2022
2024-Q2$279.6 million2022
2024-Q1$280.7 million2022
2023-Q4$321.8 million2022
2023-Q3$266.4 million2022
2023-Q2$255.6 million2022
2023-Q1$265.5 million2022
2022-Q4$276.4 million2022
2022-Q3$261.4 million2022
2022-Q2$252.2 million2022
2022-Q1$254.9 million2022
2021-Q4$233.6 million2017
2021-Q3$242.7 million2017
2021-Q2$237.6 million2017
2021-Q1$245.5 million2017
2020-Q4$296.6 million2017
2020-Q3$246.6 million2017
2020-Q2$250.8 million2017
2020-Q1$240.6 million2017
2019-Q4$264.3 million2017
2019-Q3$234.0 million2017
2019-Q2$228.8 million2017
2019-Q1$235.1 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.0 billion · 2023
2017: $873.1 million2018: $868.4 million2019: $889.6 million2020: $945.5 million2021: $863.7 million2022: $861.1 million2023: $1.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.0 billion
2022$861.1 million
2021$863.7 million
2020$945.5 million
2019$889.6 million
2018$868.4 million
2017$873.1 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 Wages12,7002026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1572026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$292.3 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns13,25820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns9420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$891.6 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census12,14120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census10220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census7720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$11.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311230Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing$11.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census12,7002026-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.