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Size of the US Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31181, Bread and Bakery Product 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)
$52.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
269,589
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
14,333
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
9,932
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$10.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 269,589 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 236,8432019-Q2: 239,6122019-Q3: 238,6262019-Q4: 243,2542020-Q1: 234,6262020-Q2: 209,1292020-Q3: 216,7252020-Q4: 224,9052021-Q1: 223,5322021-Q2: 230,9162021-Q3: 232,6932021-Q4: 241,6882022-Q1: 243,2102022-Q2: 249,3662022-Q3: 249,8242022-Q4: 255,2142023-Q1: 253,0522023-Q2: 257,9542023-Q3: 257,9752023-Q4: 264,4462024-Q1: 262,7402024-Q2: 269,1332024-Q3: 268,7902024-Q4: 272,7752025-Q1: 270,4802025-Q2: 272,1522025-Q3: 270,7152025-Q4: 275,5262026-Q1: 269,589NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1269,5892022
2025-Q4275,5262022
2025-Q3270,7152022
2025-Q2272,1522022
2025-Q1270,4802022
2024-Q4272,7752022
2024-Q3268,7902022
2024-Q2269,1332022
2024-Q1262,7402022
2023-Q4264,4462022
2023-Q3257,9752022
2023-Q2257,9542022
2023-Q1253,0522022
2022-Q4255,2142022
2022-Q3249,8242022
2022-Q2249,3662022
2022-Q1243,2102022
2021-Q4241,6882017
2021-Q3232,6932017
2021-Q2230,9162017
2021-Q1223,5322017
2020-Q4224,9052017
2020-Q3216,7252017
2020-Q2209,1292017
2020-Q1234,6262017
2019-Q4243,2542017
2019-Q3238,6262017
2019-Q2239,6122017
2019-Q1236,8432017

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 238,759 · 2023
2017: 216,3792018: 220,9352019: 223,9132020: 223,6442021: 213,5002022: 229,0862023: 238,759
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PeriodValue
2023238,759
2022229,086
2021213,500
2020223,644
2019223,913
2018220,935
2017216,379

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 14,333 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 12,0122019-Q2: 12,0912019-Q3: 12,1192019-Q4: 12,1172020-Q1: 12,0312020-Q2: 11,9872020-Q3: 12,0692020-Q4: 12,1982021-Q1: 12,2262021-Q2: 12,4362021-Q3: 12,7162021-Q4: 12,8412022-Q1: 12,9602022-Q2: 13,1092022-Q3: 13,2962022-Q4: 13,4062023-Q1: 13,5932023-Q2: 13,6962023-Q3: 13,8722023-Q4: 13,9692024-Q1: 13,9002024-Q2: 14,0272024-Q3: 14,0942024-Q4: 14,1442025-Q1: 14,0412025-Q2: 14,1282025-Q3: 14,2472025-Q4: 14,3192026-Q1: 14,333NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q114,3332022
2025-Q414,3192022
2025-Q314,2472022
2025-Q214,1282022
2025-Q114,0412022
2024-Q414,1442022
2024-Q314,0942022
2024-Q214,0272022
2024-Q113,9002022
2023-Q413,9692022
2023-Q313,8722022
2023-Q213,6962022
2023-Q113,5932022
2022-Q413,4062022
2022-Q313,2962022
2022-Q213,1092022
2022-Q112,9602022
2021-Q412,8412017
2021-Q312,7162017
2021-Q212,4362017
2021-Q112,2262017
2020-Q412,1982017
2020-Q312,0692017
2020-Q211,9872017
2020-Q112,0312017
2019-Q412,1172017
2019-Q312,1192017
2019-Q212,0912017
2019-Q112,0122017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 12,298 · 2023
2017: 10,1662018: 10,2682019: 10,4252020: 11,1012021: 11,5832022: 11,9522023: 12,298
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PeriodValue
202312,298
202211,952
202111,583
202011,101
201910,425
201810,268
201710,166

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.2 billion2019-Q2: $2.2 billion2019-Q3: $2.2 billion2019-Q4: $2.4 billion2020-Q1: $2.3 billion2020-Q2: $2.0 billion2020-Q3: $2.2 billion2020-Q4: $2.4 billion2021-Q1: $2.2 billion2021-Q2: $2.3 billion2021-Q3: $2.5 billion2021-Q4: $2.7 billion2022-Q1: $2.6 billion2022-Q2: $2.6 billion2022-Q3: $2.8 billion2022-Q4: $2.9 billion2023-Q1: $2.8 billion2023-Q2: $2.8 billion2023-Q3: $2.9 billion2023-Q4: $3.1 billion2024-Q1: $3.0 billion2024-Q2: $3.1 billion2024-Q3: $3.1 billion2024-Q4: $3.3 billion2025-Q1: $3.2 billion2025-Q2: $3.2 billion2025-Q3: $3.2 billion2025-Q4: $3.4 billion2026-Q1: $3.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$3.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.9 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.9 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.3 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $10.6 billion · 2023
2017: $7.5 billion2018: $7.7 billion2019: $8.2 billion2020: $8.1 billion2021: $8.9 billion2022: $9.8 billion2023: $10.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$10.6 billion
2022$9.8 billion
2021$8.9 billion
2020$8.1 billion
2019$8.2 billion
2018$7.7 billion
2017$7.5 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 Wages269,5892026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages14,3332026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$10.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns238,75920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns12,29820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$9.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census219,00120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census10,69320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census9,93220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$52.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311811Retail Bakeries$6.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census106,0802026-Q1 · QCEW
311812Commercial Bakeries$38.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census149,6132026-Q1 · QCEW
311813Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing$8.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census13,8962026-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.