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Size of the US Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) industry

NAICS 31525, Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors). 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)
$5.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
40,564
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,461
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,678
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 40,564 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 46,8482022-Q2: 47,4012022-Q3: 47,4452022-Q4: 47,2012023-Q1: 46,1662023-Q2: 45,8682023-Q3: 45,3952023-Q4: 44,8032024-Q1: 43,9912024-Q2: 43,9662024-Q3: 43,2512024-Q4: 43,0702025-Q1: 42,4862025-Q2: 41,9292025-Q3: 41,7312025-Q4: 42,5122026-Q1: 40,564
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q140,564
2025-Q442,512
2025-Q341,731
2025-Q241,929
2025-Q142,486
2024-Q443,070
2024-Q343,251
2024-Q243,966
2024-Q143,991
2023-Q444,803
2023-Q345,395
2023-Q245,868
2023-Q146,166
2022-Q447,201
2022-Q347,445
2022-Q247,401
2022-Q146,848

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,461 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 2,5552022-Q2: 2,5552022-Q3: 2,5662022-Q4: 2,5632023-Q1: 2,5662023-Q2: 2,5612023-Q3: 2,5662023-Q4: 2,5562024-Q1: 2,5212024-Q2: 2,5262024-Q3: 2,5262024-Q4: 2,5112025-Q1: 2,4712025-Q2: 2,4672025-Q3: 2,4832025-Q4: 2,4772026-Q1: 2,461
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q12,461
2025-Q42,477
2025-Q32,483
2025-Q22,467
2025-Q12,471
2024-Q42,511
2024-Q32,526
2024-Q22,526
2024-Q12,521
2023-Q42,556
2023-Q32,566
2023-Q22,561
2023-Q12,566
2022-Q42,563
2022-Q32,566
2022-Q22,555
2022-Q12,555

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $727.4 million · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $665.7 million2022-Q2: $721.7 million2022-Q3: $773.4 million2022-Q4: $749.8 million2023-Q1: $719.3 million2023-Q2: $707.3 million2023-Q3: $708.5 million2023-Q4: $764.2 million2024-Q1: $699.2 million2024-Q2: $738.7 million2024-Q3: $703.4 million2024-Q4: $741.7 million2025-Q1: $685.2 million2025-Q2: $719.8 million2025-Q3: $675.8 million2025-Q4: $739.5 million2026-Q1: $727.4 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$727.4 million
2025-Q4$739.5 million
2025-Q3$675.8 million
2025-Q2$719.8 million
2025-Q1$685.2 million
2024-Q4$741.7 million
2024-Q3$703.4 million
2024-Q2$738.7 million
2024-Q1$699.2 million
2023-Q4$764.2 million
2023-Q3$708.5 million
2023-Q2$707.3 million
2023-Q1$719.3 million
2022-Q4$749.8 million
2022-Q3$773.4 million
2022-Q2$721.7 million
2022-Q1$665.7 million

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages40,5642026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,4612026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$727.4 million2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.2 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census29,18320222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,71320222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,67820222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$5.5 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors)

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
315250Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors)$5.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census40,5642026-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.