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Size of the US Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing industry

NAICS 322212, Folding Paperboard Box 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)
$18.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
28,459
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
424
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
344
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 28,459 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 28,0712019-Q2: 28,1462019-Q3: 28,0222019-Q4: 27,9892020-Q1: 27,8442020-Q2: 27,0282020-Q3: 27,0172020-Q4: 27,2262021-Q1: 27,6792021-Q2: 27,6152021-Q3: 27,8442021-Q4: 28,3502022-Q1: 28,7122022-Q2: 28,9172022-Q3: 28,7022022-Q4: 29,0742023-Q1: 28,8132023-Q2: 28,6702023-Q3: 28,5652023-Q4: 28,2732024-Q1: 28,3012024-Q2: 28,1262024-Q3: 28,0632024-Q4: 28,3472025-Q1: 28,3542025-Q2: 28,2912025-Q3: 27,9842025-Q4: 27,9252026-Q1: 28,459NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q128,4592022
2025-Q427,9252022
2025-Q327,9842022
2025-Q228,2912022
2025-Q128,3542022
2024-Q428,3472022
2024-Q328,0632022
2024-Q228,1262022
2024-Q128,3012022
2023-Q428,2732022
2023-Q328,5652022
2023-Q228,6702022
2023-Q128,8132022
2022-Q429,0742022
2022-Q328,7022022
2022-Q228,9172022
2022-Q128,7122022
2021-Q428,3502017
2021-Q327,8442017
2021-Q227,6152017
2021-Q127,6792017
2020-Q427,2262017
2020-Q327,0172017
2020-Q227,0282017
2020-Q127,8442017
2019-Q427,9892017
2019-Q328,0222017
2019-Q228,1462017
2019-Q128,0712017

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 46,088 · 2023
2017: 35,7092018: 36,9482019: 47,9802020: 51,0062021: 54,8142022: 56,2402023: 46,088
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PeriodValue
202346,088
202256,240
202154,814
202051,006
201947,980
201836,948
201735,709

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 424 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3792019-Q2: 3802019-Q3: 3832019-Q4: 3782020-Q1: 3702020-Q2: 3732020-Q3: 3692020-Q4: 3682021-Q1: 3722021-Q2: 3792021-Q3: 3822021-Q4: 3812022-Q1: 3792022-Q2: 3842022-Q3: 3932022-Q4: 3962023-Q1: 3922023-Q2: 3992023-Q3: 4062023-Q4: 4072024-Q1: 3942024-Q2: 3932024-Q3: 3922024-Q4: 3962025-Q1: 4042025-Q2: 4022025-Q3: 4092025-Q4: 4092026-Q1: 424NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14242022
2025-Q44092022
2025-Q34092022
2025-Q24022022
2025-Q14042022
2024-Q43962022
2024-Q33922022
2024-Q23932022
2024-Q13942022
2023-Q44072022
2023-Q34062022
2023-Q23992022
2023-Q13922022
2022-Q43962022
2022-Q33932022
2022-Q23842022
2022-Q13792022
2021-Q43812017
2021-Q33822017
2021-Q23792017
2021-Q13722017
2020-Q43682017
2020-Q33692017
2020-Q23732017
2020-Q13702017
2019-Q43782017
2019-Q33832017
2019-Q23802017
2019-Q13792017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 462 · 2023
2017: 4492018: 4402019: 5412020: 5462021: 5782022: 5672023: 462
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PeriodValue
2023462
2022567
2021578
2020546
2019541
2018440
2017449

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $561.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $434.5 million2019-Q2: $409.8 million2019-Q3: $419.1 million2019-Q4: $439.9 million2020-Q1: $444.6 million2020-Q2: $405.9 million2020-Q3: $415.8 million2020-Q4: $468.0 million2021-Q1: $431.6 million2021-Q2: $428.1 million2021-Q3: $455.3 million2021-Q4: $506.4 million2022-Q1: $481.0 million2022-Q2: $475.7 million2022-Q3: $497.7 million2022-Q4: $523.8 million2023-Q1: $524.8 million2023-Q2: $491.4 million2023-Q3: $477.9 million2023-Q4: $505.1 million2024-Q1: $527.8 million2024-Q2: $495.4 million2024-Q3: $493.3 million2024-Q4: $535.7 million2025-Q1: $546.1 million2025-Q2: $521.4 million2025-Q3: $513.8 million2025-Q4: $541.3 million2026-Q1: $561.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$561.9 million2022
2025-Q4$541.3 million2022
2025-Q3$513.8 million2022
2025-Q2$521.4 million2022
2025-Q1$546.1 million2022
2024-Q4$535.7 million2022
2024-Q3$493.3 million2022
2024-Q2$495.4 million2022
2024-Q1$527.8 million2022
2023-Q4$505.1 million2022
2023-Q3$477.9 million2022
2023-Q2$491.4 million2022
2023-Q1$524.8 million2022
2022-Q4$523.8 million2022
2022-Q3$497.7 million2022
2022-Q2$475.7 million2022
2022-Q1$481.0 million2022
2021-Q4$506.4 million2017
2021-Q3$455.3 million2017
2021-Q2$428.1 million2017
2021-Q1$431.6 million2017
2020-Q4$468.0 million2017
2020-Q3$415.8 million2017
2020-Q2$405.9 million2017
2020-Q1$444.6 million2017
2019-Q4$439.9 million2017
2019-Q3$419.1 million2017
2019-Q2$409.8 million2017
2019-Q1$434.5 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.1 billion · 2023
2017: $2.0 billion2018: $2.0 billion2019: $3.0 billion2020: $3.1 billion2021: $3.4 billion2022: $3.7 billion2023: $3.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.1 billion
2022$3.7 billion
2021$3.4 billion
2020$3.1 billion
2019$3.0 billion
2018$2.0 billion
2017$2.0 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 Wages28,4592026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4242026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$561.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns46,08820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns46220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census45,58620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census51620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census34420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$18.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

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.