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Size of the US Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing industry

NAICS 325211, Plastics Material and Resin 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)
$114 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
57,396
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,670
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,071
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$8.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 57,396 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 60,0412019-Q2: 60,5632019-Q3: 60,1532019-Q4: 60,4232020-Q1: 59,8882020-Q2: 57,9272020-Q3: 57,6902020-Q4: 58,1942021-Q1: 59,2692021-Q2: 59,3362021-Q3: 58,7982021-Q4: 59,9692022-Q1: 60,2652022-Q2: 60,8172022-Q3: 61,3012022-Q4: 61,4902023-Q1: 61,5232023-Q2: 61,8652023-Q3: 60,1762023-Q4: 60,3252024-Q1: 61,0102024-Q2: 61,1892024-Q3: 61,0022024-Q4: 60,4372025-Q1: 58,9552025-Q2: 58,8952025-Q3: 58,4012025-Q4: 57,7802026-Q1: 57,396NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q157,3962022
2025-Q457,7802022
2025-Q358,4012022
2025-Q258,8952022
2025-Q158,9552022
2024-Q460,4372022
2024-Q361,0022022
2024-Q261,1892022
2024-Q161,0102022
2023-Q460,3252022
2023-Q360,1762022
2023-Q261,8652022
2023-Q161,5232022
2022-Q461,4902022
2022-Q361,3012022
2022-Q260,8172022
2022-Q160,2652022
2021-Q459,9692017
2021-Q358,7982017
2021-Q259,3362017
2021-Q159,2692017
2020-Q458,1942017
2020-Q357,6902017
2020-Q257,9272017
2020-Q159,8882017
2019-Q460,4232017
2019-Q360,1532017
2019-Q260,5632017
2019-Q160,0412017

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 88,827 · 2023
2017: 75,9982018: 81,1282019: 82,4092020: 79,7572021: 79,0212022: 87,0752023: 88,827
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PeriodValue
202388,827
202287,075
202179,021
202079,757
201982,409
201881,128
201775,998

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,670 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,2302019-Q2: 1,2422019-Q3: 1,2642019-Q4: 1,2682020-Q1: 1,2692020-Q2: 1,2642020-Q3: 1,2822020-Q4: 1,2982021-Q1: 1,3192021-Q2: 1,3392021-Q3: 1,3562021-Q4: 1,3702022-Q1: 1,3792022-Q2: 1,3962022-Q3: 1,4162022-Q4: 1,4562023-Q1: 1,4952023-Q2: 1,5052023-Q3: 1,5192023-Q4: 1,5242024-Q1: 1,5442024-Q2: 1,5702024-Q3: 1,5932024-Q4: 1,6012025-Q1: 1,6162025-Q2: 1,6242025-Q3: 1,6412025-Q4: 1,6602026-Q1: 1,670NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,6702022
2025-Q41,6602022
2025-Q31,6412022
2025-Q21,6242022
2025-Q11,6162022
2024-Q41,6012022
2024-Q31,5932022
2024-Q21,5702022
2024-Q11,5442022
2023-Q41,5242022
2023-Q31,5192022
2023-Q21,5052022
2023-Q11,4952022
2022-Q41,4562022
2022-Q31,4162022
2022-Q21,3962022
2022-Q11,3792022
2021-Q41,3702017
2021-Q31,3562017
2021-Q21,3392017
2021-Q11,3192017
2020-Q41,2982017
2020-Q31,2822017
2020-Q21,2642017
2020-Q11,2692017
2019-Q41,2682017
2019-Q31,2642017
2019-Q21,2422017
2019-Q11,2302017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,285 · 2023
2017: 1,1252018: 1,1582019: 1,1542020: 1,1392021: 1,2022022: 1,2582023: 1,285
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PeriodValue
20231,285
20221,258
20211,202
20201,139
20191,154
20181,158
20171,125

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.8 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.4 billion2019-Q4: $1.5 billion2020-Q1: $1.7 billion2020-Q2: $1.3 billion2020-Q3: $1.3 billion2020-Q4: $1.5 billion2021-Q1: $1.6 billion2021-Q2: $1.5 billion2021-Q3: $1.4 billion2021-Q4: $1.6 billion2022-Q1: $1.9 billion2022-Q2: $1.6 billion2022-Q3: $1.6 billion2022-Q4: $1.6 billion2023-Q1: $1.9 billion2023-Q2: $1.6 billion2023-Q3: $1.6 billion2023-Q4: $1.6 billion2024-Q1: $1.9 billion2024-Q2: $1.7 billion2024-Q3: $1.6 billion2024-Q4: $1.7 billion2025-Q1: $1.9 billion2025-Q2: $1.7 billion2025-Q3: $1.6 billion2025-Q4: $1.7 billion2026-Q1: $1.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.6 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.8 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $8.3 billion · 2023
2017: $6.2 billion2018: $6.9 billion2019: $6.9 billion2020: $7.3 billion2021: $7.4 billion2022: $8.4 billion2023: $8.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$8.3 billion
2022$8.4 billion
2021$7.4 billion
2020$7.3 billion
2019$6.9 billion
2018$6.9 billion
2017$6.2 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 Wages57,3962026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,6702026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$8.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns88,82720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,28520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$7.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census90,04220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,39120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,07120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$114 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.