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Size of the US Converted Paper Product Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3222, Converted Paper 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)
$138 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
263,698
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,881
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,197
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$17.9 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 263,698 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 269,3662019-Q2: 270,6342019-Q3: 268,5692019-Q4: 268,7952020-Q1: 267,6422020-Q2: 257,6342020-Q3: 257,1372020-Q4: 260,5962021-Q1: 261,0072021-Q2: 261,0302021-Q3: 261,0072021-Q4: 267,4442022-Q1: 272,9302022-Q2: 274,1662022-Q3: 274,1922022-Q4: 275,4272023-Q1: 271,9152023-Q2: 270,4402023-Q3: 268,5522023-Q4: 268,7182024-Q1: 269,9312024-Q2: 270,1502024-Q3: 269,4472024-Q4: 270,1802025-Q1: 271,3772025-Q2: 270,6382025-Q3: 267,5952025-Q4: 266,8462026-Q1: 263,698NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1263,6982022
2025-Q4266,8462022
2025-Q3267,5952022
2025-Q2270,6382022
2025-Q1271,3772022
2024-Q4270,1802022
2024-Q3269,4472022
2024-Q2270,1502022
2024-Q1269,9312022
2023-Q4268,7182022
2023-Q3268,5522022
2023-Q2270,4402022
2023-Q1271,9152022
2022-Q4275,4272022
2022-Q3274,1922022
2022-Q2274,1662022
2022-Q1272,9302022
2021-Q4267,4442017
2021-Q3261,0072017
2021-Q2261,0302017
2021-Q1261,0072017
2020-Q4260,5962017
2020-Q3257,1372017
2020-Q2257,6342017
2020-Q1267,6422017
2019-Q4268,7952017
2019-Q3268,5692017
2019-Q2270,6342017
2019-Q1269,3662017

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 260,693 · 2023
2017: 244,4602018: 245,5792019: 247,9382020: 249,2142021: 250,3002022: 263,5832023: 260,693
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PeriodValue
2023260,693
2022263,583
2021250,300
2020249,214
2019247,938
2018245,579
2017244,460

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,881 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4,5702019-Q2: 4,5672019-Q3: 4,5632019-Q4: 4,5532020-Q1: 4,5472020-Q2: 4,5192020-Q3: 4,5312020-Q4: 4,5452021-Q1: 4,5342021-Q2: 4,5132021-Q3: 4,5132021-Q4: 4,5402022-Q1: 4,6172022-Q2: 4,6312022-Q3: 4,6572022-Q4: 4,6752023-Q1: 4,6752023-Q2: 4,6992023-Q3: 4,7522023-Q4: 4,7592024-Q1: 4,7562024-Q2: 4,7732024-Q3: 4,8092024-Q4: 4,8142025-Q1: 4,8172025-Q2: 4,8292025-Q3: 4,8542025-Q4: 4,8532026-Q1: 4,881NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,8812022
2025-Q44,8532022
2025-Q34,8542022
2025-Q24,8292022
2025-Q14,8172022
2024-Q44,8142022
2024-Q34,8092022
2024-Q24,7732022
2024-Q14,7562022
2023-Q44,7592022
2023-Q34,7522022
2023-Q24,6992022
2023-Q14,6752022
2022-Q44,6752022
2022-Q34,6572022
2022-Q24,6312022
2022-Q14,6172022
2021-Q44,5402017
2021-Q34,5132017
2021-Q24,5132017
2021-Q14,5342017
2020-Q44,5452017
2020-Q34,5312017
2020-Q24,5192017
2020-Q14,5472017
2019-Q44,5532017
2019-Q34,5632017
2019-Q24,5672017
2019-Q14,5702017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,411 · 2023
2017: 3,6482018: 3,5472019: 3,4982020: 3,4402021: 3,4132022: 3,4062023: 3,411
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PeriodValue
20233,411
20223,406
20213,413
20203,440
20193,498
20183,547
20173,648

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $5.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $4.5 billion2019-Q2: $4.1 billion2019-Q3: $4.2 billion2019-Q4: $4.4 billion2020-Q1: $4.5 billion2020-Q2: $4.0 billion2020-Q3: $4.1 billion2020-Q4: $4.7 billion2021-Q1: $4.4 billion2021-Q2: $4.2 billion2021-Q3: $4.5 billion2021-Q4: $5.0 billion2022-Q1: $4.9 billion2022-Q2: $4.7 billion2022-Q3: $4.9 billion2022-Q4: $5.0 billion2023-Q1: $5.2 billion2023-Q2: $4.7 billion2023-Q3: $4.7 billion2023-Q4: $5.0 billion2024-Q1: $5.3 billion2024-Q2: $4.9 billion2024-Q3: $5.0 billion2024-Q4: $5.3 billion2025-Q1: $5.6 billion2025-Q2: $5.1 billion2025-Q3: $5.2 billion2025-Q4: $5.4 billion2026-Q1: $5.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$5.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$5.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$5.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$5.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$5.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$5.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$5.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$4.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$5.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$5.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$4.7 billion2022
2023-Q2$4.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$5.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$5.0 billion2022
2022-Q3$4.9 billion2022
2022-Q2$4.7 billion2022
2022-Q1$4.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$5.0 billion2017
2021-Q3$4.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$4.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$4.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$4.7 billion2017
2020-Q3$4.1 billion2017
2020-Q2$4.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$4.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$4.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$4.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$4.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$4.5 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $17.9 billion · 2023
2017: $13.7 billion2018: $14.1 billion2019: $14.7 billion2020: $14.9 billion2021: $15.8 billion2022: $17.3 billion2023: $17.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$17.9 billion
2022$17.3 billion
2021$15.8 billion
2020$14.9 billion
2019$14.7 billion
2018$14.1 billion
2017$13.7 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 Wages263,6982026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,8812026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$5.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$17.9 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns260,69320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,41120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$16.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census258,74420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,53720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,19720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$138 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
32221Paperboard Container Manufacturing$85.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census154,0742026-Q1 · QCEW
32222Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing$26.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census51,9352026-Q1 · QCEW
32223Stationery Product Manufacturing$6.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census11,6242026-Q1 · QCEW
32229Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing$19.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census46,0652026-Q1 · QCEW

Companies

Public companies in this industry

Companies Palanor tracks whose GICS classification maps to NAICS 3222. The mapping is Palanor’s, one GICS sub-industry to one NAICS code; a company’s own mix of business can span several.

  • AMCR Amcor
  • AVY Avery Dennison
  • IP International Paper
  • PKG Packaging Corporation of America
  • SW Smurfit Westrock
  • SON Sonoco

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.