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Size of the US Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying industry

NAICS 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying. 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)
$45.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
72,963
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,666
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,040
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 72,963 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 75,0002019-Q2: 80,5702019-Q3: 94,2812019-Q4: 73,9022020-Q1: 73,0002020-Q2: 77,9942020-Q3: 90,9232020-Q4: 76,7602021-Q1: 76,1152021-Q2: 80,5202021-Q3: 92,3192021-Q4: 77,5672022-Q1: 76,2312022-Q2: 80,4102022-Q3: 93,7122022-Q4: 78,3122023-Q1: 75,2982023-Q2: 79,1722023-Q3: 92,3042023-Q4: 75,8612024-Q1: 74,0502024-Q2: 79,1362024-Q3: 92,1242024-Q4: 74,5612025-Q1: 73,7922025-Q2: 77,7162025-Q3: 89,1142025-Q4: 73,3592026-Q1: 72,963NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q172,9632022
2025-Q473,3592022
2025-Q389,1142022
2025-Q277,7162022
2025-Q173,7922022
2024-Q474,5612022
2024-Q392,1242022
2024-Q279,1362022
2024-Q174,0502022
2023-Q475,8612022
2023-Q392,3042022
2023-Q279,1722022
2023-Q175,2982022
2022-Q478,3122022
2022-Q393,7122022
2022-Q280,4102022
2022-Q176,2312022
2021-Q477,5672017
2021-Q392,3192017
2021-Q280,5202017
2021-Q176,1152017
2020-Q476,7602017
2020-Q390,9232017
2020-Q277,9942017
2020-Q173,0002017
2019-Q473,9022017
2019-Q394,2812017
2019-Q280,5702017
2019-Q175,0002017

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 73,873 · 2023
2017: 71,0392018: 70,3132019: 70,2762020: 73,8112021: 73,2462022: 74,3852023: 73,873
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PeriodValue
202373,873
202274,385
202173,246
202073,811
201970,276
201870,313
201771,039

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,666 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,4512019-Q2: 1,4712019-Q3: 1,4752019-Q4: 1,4832020-Q1: 1,4862020-Q2: 1,5002020-Q3: 1,5052020-Q4: 1,5182021-Q1: 1,5142021-Q2: 1,5272021-Q3: 1,5512021-Q4: 1,5462022-Q1: 1,5502022-Q2: 1,5622022-Q3: 1,5802022-Q4: 1,6022023-Q1: 1,6102023-Q2: 1,6232023-Q3: 1,6432023-Q4: 1,6612024-Q1: 1,6342024-Q2: 1,6582024-Q3: 1,6672024-Q4: 1,6742025-Q1: 1,6682025-Q2: 1,6742025-Q3: 1,6802025-Q4: 1,6782026-Q1: 1,666NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,6662022
2025-Q41,6782022
2025-Q31,6802022
2025-Q21,6742022
2025-Q11,6682022
2024-Q41,6742022
2024-Q31,6672022
2024-Q21,6582022
2024-Q11,6342022
2023-Q41,6612022
2023-Q31,6432022
2023-Q21,6232022
2023-Q11,6102022
2022-Q41,6022022
2022-Q31,5802022
2022-Q21,5622022
2022-Q11,5502022
2021-Q41,5462017
2021-Q31,5512017
2021-Q21,5272017
2021-Q11,5142017
2020-Q41,5182017
2020-Q31,5052017
2020-Q21,5002017
2020-Q11,4862017
2019-Q41,4832017
2019-Q31,4752017
2019-Q21,4712017
2019-Q11,4512017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,188 · 2023
2017: 1,1992018: 1,2202019: 1,2652020: 1,2352021: 1,1962022: 1,1972023: 1,188
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PeriodValue
20231,188
20221,197
20211,196
20201,235
20191,265
20181,220
20171,199

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.0 billion2019-Q2: $1.1 billion2019-Q3: $1.2 billion2019-Q4: $1.1 billion2020-Q1: $1.0 billion2020-Q2: $1.1 billion2020-Q3: $1.3 billion2020-Q4: $1.3 billion2021-Q1: $1.1 billion2021-Q2: $1.2 billion2021-Q3: $1.4 billion2021-Q4: $1.4 billion2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $1.3 billion2022-Q3: $1.5 billion2022-Q4: $1.4 billion2023-Q1: $1.2 billion2023-Q2: $1.2 billion2023-Q3: $1.4 billion2023-Q4: $1.4 billion2024-Q1: $1.3 billion2024-Q2: $1.3 billion2024-Q3: $1.5 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.5 billion2025-Q4: $1.5 billion2026-Q1: $1.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.0 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.7 billion · 2023
2017: $3.7 billion2018: $3.9 billion2019: $3.8 billion2020: $4.3 billion2021: $4.3 billion2022: $4.6 billion2023: $4.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.7 billion
2022$4.6 billion
2021$4.3 billion
2020$4.3 billion
2019$3.8 billion
2018$3.9 billion
2017$3.7 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 Wages72,9632026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,6662026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns73,87320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,18820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census73,74720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,22620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,04020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$45.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311421Fruit and Vegetable Canning$27.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census47,9882026-Q1 · QCEW
311422Specialty Canning$9.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census12,0172026-Q1 · QCEW
311423Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing$8.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census12,9582026-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.