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Size of the US Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing industry

NAICS 32518, Other Basic Inorganic Chemical 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)
$41.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
49,228
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,066
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
413
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 49,228 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 40,0222019-Q2: 40,4872019-Q3: 40,1742019-Q4: 40,1632020-Q1: 40,3662020-Q2: 39,5782020-Q3: 39,3952020-Q4: 39,0482021-Q1: 38,9192021-Q2: 38,8362021-Q3: 38,6382021-Q4: 39,2312022-Q1: 39,4182022-Q2: 40,3222022-Q3: 40,4552022-Q4: 40,8982023-Q1: 40,6802023-Q2: 41,0782023-Q3: 41,1542023-Q4: 41,0242024-Q1: 42,0242024-Q2: 42,4732024-Q3: 41,8212024-Q4: 41,8992025-Q1: 41,0792025-Q2: 41,1162025-Q3: 40,9772025-Q4: 40,8392026-Q1: 49,228NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q149,2282022
2025-Q440,8392022
2025-Q340,9772022
2025-Q241,1162022
2025-Q141,0792022
2024-Q441,8992022
2024-Q341,8212022
2024-Q242,4732022
2024-Q142,0242022
2023-Q441,0242022
2023-Q341,1542022
2023-Q241,0782022
2023-Q140,6802022
2022-Q440,8982022
2022-Q340,4552022
2022-Q240,3222022
2022-Q139,4182022
2021-Q439,2312017
2021-Q338,6382017
2021-Q238,8362017
2021-Q138,9192017
2020-Q439,0482017
2020-Q339,3952017
2020-Q239,5782017
2020-Q140,3662017
2019-Q440,1632017
2019-Q340,1742017
2019-Q240,4872017
2019-Q140,0222017

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 41,447 · 2023
2017: 39,8782018: 40,1892019: 40,1312020: 41,0892021: 39,5602022: 41,7882023: 41,447
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PeriodValue
202341,447
202241,788
202139,560
202041,089
201940,131
201840,189
201739,878

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,066 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8402019-Q2: 8402019-Q3: 8452019-Q4: 8422020-Q1: 8492020-Q2: 8612020-Q3: 8652020-Q4: 8712021-Q1: 8862021-Q2: 8982021-Q3: 9142021-Q4: 9252022-Q1: 9362022-Q2: 9612022-Q3: 9742022-Q4: 9742023-Q1: 9882023-Q2: 9802023-Q3: 1,0052023-Q4: 1,0162024-Q1: 1,0202024-Q2: 1,0302024-Q3: 1,0322024-Q4: 1,0282025-Q1: 1,0242025-Q2: 1,0252025-Q3: 1,0332025-Q4: 1,0472026-Q1: 1,066NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,0662022
2025-Q41,0472022
2025-Q31,0332022
2025-Q21,0252022
2025-Q11,0242022
2024-Q41,0282022
2024-Q31,0322022
2024-Q21,0302022
2024-Q11,0202022
2023-Q41,0162022
2023-Q31,0052022
2023-Q29802022
2023-Q19882022
2022-Q49742022
2022-Q39742022
2022-Q29612022
2022-Q19362022
2021-Q49252017
2021-Q39142017
2021-Q28982017
2021-Q18862017
2020-Q48712017
2020-Q38652017
2020-Q28612017
2020-Q18492017
2019-Q48422017
2019-Q38452017
2019-Q28402017
2019-Q18402017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 705 · 2023
2017: 6262018: 6452019: 6452020: 6522021: 6442022: 6472023: 705
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PeriodValue
2023705
2022647
2021644
2020652
2019645
2018645
2017626

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.2 billion2019-Q2: $956.7 million2019-Q3: $978.9 million2019-Q4: $1.0 billion2020-Q1: $1.1 billion2020-Q2: $932.1 million2020-Q3: $950.0 million2020-Q4: $1.1 billion2021-Q1: $1.0 billion2021-Q2: $948.6 million2021-Q3: $994.9 million2021-Q4: $1.1 billion2022-Q1: $1.2 billion2022-Q2: $1.0 billion2022-Q3: $1.1 billion2022-Q4: $1.1 billion2023-Q1: $1.4 billion2023-Q2: $1.1 billion2023-Q3: $1.1 billion2023-Q4: $1.2 billion2024-Q1: $1.5 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.2 billion2024-Q4: $1.2 billion2025-Q1: $1.5 billion2025-Q2: $1.2 billion2025-Q3: $1.2 billion2025-Q4: $1.2 billion2026-Q1: $1.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$994.9 million2017
2021-Q2$948.6 million2017
2021-Q1$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$950.0 million2017
2020-Q2$932.1 million2017
2020-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$978.9 million2017
2019-Q2$956.7 million2017
2019-Q1$1.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.4 billion · 2023
2017: $3.4 billion2018: $3.7 billion2019: $3.7 billion2020: $3.8 billion2021: $4.0 billion2022: $4.4 billion2023: $4.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.4 billion
2022$4.4 billion
2021$4.0 billion
2020$3.8 billion
2019$3.7 billion
2018$3.7 billion
2017$3.4 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 Wages49,2282026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,0662026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns41,44720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns70520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census43,59520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census71320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census41320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$41.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
325180Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing$41.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census49,2282026-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.