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Size of the US Printing and Related Support Activities industry

NAICS 323, Printing and Related Support Activities. 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)
$90.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Value added (GDP by industry)
$41.5 billion
2025 · GDP by Industry
Current dollars
Employment
336,762
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
27,291
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
21,467
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$22.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rate · GDP by IndustryLatest $41.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2005-Q1: $43.9 billion2005-Q2: $44.1 billion2005-Q3: $44.9 billion2005-Q4: $44.9 billion2006-Q1: $45.9 billion2006-Q2: $46.7 billion2006-Q3: $47.0 billion2006-Q4: $47.7 billion2007-Q1: $47.8 billion2007-Q2: $47.5 billion2007-Q3: $47.7 billion2007-Q4: $47.8 billion2008-Q1: $46.4 billion2008-Q2: $45.6 billion2008-Q3: $44.7 billion2008-Q4: $44.1 billion2009-Q1: $40.7 billion2009-Q2: $39.6 billion2009-Q3: $39.2 billion2009-Q4: $39.0 billion2010-Q1: $38.7 billion2010-Q2: $39.6 billion2010-Q3: $39.7 billion2010-Q4: $39.7 billion2011-Q1: $39.4 billion2011-Q2: $39.0 billion2011-Q3: $38.5 billion2011-Q4: $38.3 billion2012-Q1: $38.0 billion2012-Q2: $38.6 billion2012-Q3: $38.4 billion2012-Q4: $38.7 billion2013-Q1: $39.3 billion2013-Q2: $39.2 billion2013-Q3: $39.0 billion2013-Q4: $38.8 billion2014-Q1: $38.6 billion2014-Q2: $39.1 billion2014-Q3: $39.5 billion2014-Q4: $39.4 billion2015-Q1: $39.8 billion2015-Q2: $40.0 billion2015-Q3: $40.5 billion2015-Q4: $41.1 billion2016-Q1: $41.6 billion2016-Q2: $41.5 billion2016-Q3: $41.3 billion2016-Q4: $41.1 billion2017-Q1: $40.8 billion2017-Q2: $40.1 billion2017-Q3: $40.6 billion2017-Q4: $40.9 billion2018-Q1: $41.6 billion2018-Q2: $41.4 billion2018-Q3: $41.4 billion2018-Q4: $41.6 billion2019-Q1: $41.3 billion2019-Q2: $41.5 billion2019-Q3: $41.8 billion2019-Q4: $41.5 billion2020-Q1: $40.1 billion2020-Q2: $33.4 billion2020-Q3: $35.2 billion2020-Q4: $37.1 billion2021-Q1: $38.6 billion2021-Q2: $38.9 billion2021-Q3: $38.7 billion2021-Q4: $39.6 billion2022-Q1: $40.0 billion2022-Q2: $40.4 billion2022-Q3: $41.3 billion2022-Q4: $41.6 billion2023-Q1: $41.4 billion2023-Q2: $41.5 billion2023-Q3: $40.8 billion2023-Q4: $40.3 billion2024-Q1: $40.9 billion2024-Q2: $41.1 billion2024-Q3: $41.6 billion2024-Q4: $41.6 billion2025-Q1: $41.8 billion2025-Q2: $41.6 billion2025-Q3: $41.3 billion2025-Q4: $41.3 billion2026-Q1: $41.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-Q1$41.7 billion
2025-Q4$41.3 billion
2025-Q3$41.3 billion
2025-Q2$41.6 billion
2025-Q1$41.8 billion
2024-Q4$41.6 billion
2024-Q3$41.6 billion
2024-Q2$41.1 billion
2024-Q1$40.9 billion
2023-Q4$40.3 billion
2023-Q3$40.8 billion
2023-Q2$41.5 billion
2023-Q1$41.4 billion
2022-Q4$41.6 billion
2022-Q3$41.3 billion
2022-Q2$40.4 billion
2022-Q1$40.0 billion
2021-Q4$39.6 billion
2021-Q3$38.7 billion
2021-Q2$38.9 billion
2021-Q1$38.6 billion
2020-Q4$37.1 billion
2020-Q3$35.2 billion
2020-Q2$33.4 billion
2020-Q1$40.1 billion
2019-Q4$41.5 billion
2019-Q3$41.8 billion
2019-Q2$41.5 billion
2019-Q1$41.3 billion
2018-Q4$41.6 billion
2018-Q3$41.4 billion
2018-Q2$41.4 billion
2018-Q1$41.6 billion
2017-Q4$40.9 billion
2017-Q3$40.6 billion
2017-Q2$40.1 billion
2017-Q1$40.8 billion
2016-Q4$41.1 billion
2016-Q3$41.3 billion
2016-Q2$41.5 billion
2016-Q1$41.6 billion
2015-Q4$41.1 billion
2015-Q3$40.5 billion
2015-Q2$40.0 billion
2015-Q1$39.8 billion
2014-Q4$39.4 billion
2014-Q3$39.5 billion
2014-Q2$39.1 billion
2014-Q1$38.6 billion
2013-Q4$38.8 billion
2013-Q3$39.0 billion
2013-Q2$39.2 billion
2013-Q1$39.3 billion
2012-Q4$38.7 billion
2012-Q3$38.4 billion
2012-Q2$38.6 billion
2012-Q1$38.0 billion
2011-Q4$38.3 billion
2011-Q3$38.5 billion
2011-Q2$39.0 billion
2011-Q1$39.4 billion
2010-Q4$39.7 billion
2010-Q3$39.7 billion
2010-Q2$39.6 billion
2010-Q1$38.7 billion
2009-Q4$39.0 billion
2009-Q3$39.2 billion
2009-Q2$39.6 billion
2009-Q1$40.7 billion
2008-Q4$44.1 billion
2008-Q3$44.7 billion
2008-Q2$45.6 billion
2008-Q1$46.4 billion
2007-Q4$47.8 billion
2007-Q3$47.7 billion
2007-Q2$47.5 billion
2007-Q1$47.8 billion
2006-Q4$47.7 billion
2006-Q3$47.0 billion
2006-Q2$46.7 billion
2006-Q1$45.9 billion
2005-Q4$44.9 billion
2005-Q3$44.9 billion
2005-Q2$44.1 billion
2005-Q1$43.9 billion

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP by Industry · Current dollars · Agency label: Printing and related support activities

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 336,762 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 424,6052019-Q2: 425,0452019-Q3: 420,4712019-Q4: 422,3672020-Q1: 412,0722020-Q2: 365,3732020-Q3: 363,5962020-Q4: 370,3472021-Q1: 362,8092021-Q2: 366,1382021-Q3: 367,9932021-Q4: 379,5872022-Q1: 375,2972022-Q2: 377,5222022-Q3: 378,3852022-Q4: 381,5492023-Q1: 373,5552023-Q2: 371,2712023-Q3: 366,3382023-Q4: 366,3042024-Q1: 358,1482024-Q2: 356,6842024-Q3: 353,1992024-Q4: 353,6512025-Q1: 345,7672025-Q2: 344,8402025-Q3: 341,0562025-Q4: 343,8712026-Q1: 336,762NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1336,7622022
2025-Q4343,8712022
2025-Q3341,0562022
2025-Q2344,8402022
2025-Q1345,7672022
2024-Q4353,6512022
2024-Q3353,1992022
2024-Q2356,6842022
2024-Q1358,1482022
2023-Q4366,3042022
2023-Q3366,3382022
2023-Q2371,2712022
2023-Q1373,5552022
2022-Q4381,5492022
2022-Q3378,3852022
2022-Q2377,5222022
2022-Q1375,2972022
2021-Q4379,5872017
2021-Q3367,9932017
2021-Q2366,1382017
2021-Q1362,8092017
2020-Q4370,3472017
2020-Q3363,5962017
2020-Q2365,3732017
2020-Q1412,0722017
2019-Q4422,3672017
2019-Q3420,4712017
2019-Q2425,0452017
2019-Q1424,6052017

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 386,248 · 2023
2017: 444,1952018: 438,5162019: 429,2532020: 414,6422021: 369,6322022: 389,0362023: 386,248
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PeriodValue
2023386,248
2022389,036
2021369,632
2020414,642
2019429,253
2018438,516
2017444,195

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 27,291 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 28,1422019-Q2: 28,1202019-Q3: 28,0972019-Q4: 28,1072020-Q1: 27,9772020-Q2: 27,7712020-Q3: 27,8182020-Q4: 27,8752021-Q1: 27,6682021-Q2: 27,7152021-Q3: 27,8372021-Q4: 27,9812022-Q1: 27,9892022-Q2: 28,0692022-Q3: 28,1312022-Q4: 28,2022023-Q1: 28,1172023-Q2: 28,0612023-Q3: 28,1532023-Q4: 28,1752024-Q1: 27,8172024-Q2: 27,8252024-Q3: 27,8312024-Q4: 27,7292025-Q1: 27,4282025-Q2: 27,3772025-Q3: 27,4112025-Q4: 27,3772026-Q1: 27,291NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q127,2912022
2025-Q427,3772022
2025-Q327,4112022
2025-Q227,3772022
2025-Q127,4282022
2024-Q427,7292022
2024-Q327,8312022
2024-Q227,8252022
2024-Q127,8172022
2023-Q428,1752022
2023-Q328,1532022
2023-Q228,0612022
2023-Q128,1172022
2022-Q428,2022022
2022-Q328,1312022
2022-Q228,0692022
2022-Q127,9892022
2021-Q427,9812017
2021-Q327,8372017
2021-Q227,7152017
2021-Q127,6682017
2020-Q427,8752017
2020-Q327,8182017
2020-Q227,7712017
2020-Q127,9772017
2019-Q428,1072017
2019-Q328,0972017
2019-Q228,1202017
2019-Q128,1422017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 22,301 · 2023
2017: 25,2562018: 24,8092019: 24,1942020: 23,3932021: 22,5802022: 22,6512023: 22,301
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PeriodValue
202322,301
202222,651
202122,580
202023,393
201924,194
201824,809
201725,256

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $5.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $5.4 billion2019-Q2: $5.3 billion2019-Q3: $5.2 billion2019-Q4: $5.6 billion2020-Q1: $5.4 billion2020-Q2: $4.3 billion2020-Q3: $4.5 billion2020-Q4: $5.3 billion2021-Q1: $4.6 billion2021-Q2: $4.8 billion2021-Q3: $5.0 billion2021-Q4: $5.8 billion2022-Q1: $5.2 billion2022-Q2: $5.2 billion2022-Q3: $5.5 billion2022-Q4: $5.8 billion2023-Q1: $5.5 billion2023-Q2: $5.3 billion2023-Q3: $5.3 billion2023-Q4: $5.7 billion2024-Q1: $5.5 billion2024-Q2: $5.3 billion2024-Q3: $5.3 billion2024-Q4: $5.8 billion2025-Q1: $5.5 billion2025-Q2: $5.3 billion2025-Q3: $5.3 billion2025-Q4: $5.8 billion2026-Q1: $5.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$5.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$5.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$5.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$5.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$5.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$5.8 billion2022
2024-Q3$5.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$5.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$5.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$5.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$5.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$5.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$5.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$5.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$5.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$5.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$5.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$5.8 billion2017
2021-Q3$5.0 billion2017
2021-Q2$4.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$4.6 billion2017
2020-Q4$5.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$4.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$4.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$5.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$5.6 billion2017
2019-Q3$5.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$5.3 billion2017
2019-Q1$5.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $22.2 billion · 2023
2017: $20.8 billion2018: $21.1 billion2019: $20.7 billion2020: $19.0 billion2021: $19.5 billion2022: $21.7 billion2023: $22.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$22.2 billion
2022$21.7 billion
2021$19.5 billion
2020$19.0 billion
2019$20.7 billion
2018$21.1 billion
2017$20.8 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
Value added (GDP by industry)Current dollarsGDP by Industry$41.5 billion20251997–2025 · 29 published
Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rateCurrent dollarsGDP by Industry$41.7 billion2026-Q12005-Q1–2026-Q1 · 85 published
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages336,7622026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages27,2912026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$5.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$22.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns386,24820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns22,30120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$21.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census379,97620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census22,84420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census21,46720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$90.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Printing and Related Support Activities

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
3231Printing and Related Support Activities$90.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census336,7622026-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.