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Size of the US Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing industry

NAICS 32611, Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet 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)
$50.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
99,163
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,818
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
864
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$7.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 99,163 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 96,9442019-Q2: 96,9342019-Q3: 96,1312019-Q4: 97,1812020-Q1: 96,7082020-Q2: 94,7832020-Q3: 95,2292020-Q4: 96,2832021-Q1: 97,2052021-Q2: 96,8032021-Q3: 96,6362021-Q4: 98,6802022-Q1: 100,4612022-Q2: 100,9502022-Q3: 100,7102022-Q4: 100,5902023-Q1: 101,1712023-Q2: 100,1342023-Q3: 99,3832023-Q4: 99,7712024-Q1: 100,0282024-Q2: 100,1782024-Q3: 99,8482024-Q4: 100,3612025-Q1: 99,9852025-Q2: 100,0422025-Q3: 99,0522025-Q4: 98,8322026-Q1: 99,163NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q199,1632022
2025-Q498,8322022
2025-Q399,0522022
2025-Q2100,0422022
2025-Q199,9852022
2024-Q4100,3612022
2024-Q399,8482022
2024-Q2100,1782022
2024-Q1100,0282022
2023-Q499,7712022
2023-Q399,3832022
2023-Q2100,1342022
2023-Q1101,1712022
2022-Q4100,5902022
2022-Q3100,7102022
2022-Q2100,9502022
2022-Q1100,4612022
2021-Q498,6802017
2021-Q396,6362017
2021-Q296,8032017
2021-Q197,2052017
2020-Q496,2832017
2020-Q395,2292017
2020-Q294,7832017
2020-Q196,7082017
2019-Q497,1812017
2019-Q396,1312017
2019-Q296,9342017
2019-Q196,9442017

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 110,199 · 2023
2017: 100,8872018: 100,6662019: 101,8462020: 102,1142021: 99,9112022: 105,3492023: 110,199
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PeriodValue
2023110,199
2022105,349
202199,911
2020102,114
2019101,846
2018100,666
2017100,887

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,818 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,4592019-Q2: 1,4562019-Q3: 1,4672019-Q4: 1,4702020-Q1: 1,4722020-Q2: 1,4642020-Q3: 1,4822020-Q4: 1,4962021-Q1: 1,5152021-Q2: 1,5352021-Q3: 1,5392021-Q4: 1,5432022-Q1: 1,5692022-Q2: 1,5962022-Q3: 1,6072022-Q4: 1,6292023-Q1: 1,6492023-Q2: 1,6672023-Q3: 1,6882023-Q4: 1,7072024-Q1: 1,7262024-Q2: 1,7482024-Q3: 1,7592024-Q4: 1,7632025-Q1: 1,7792025-Q2: 1,7802025-Q3: 1,7952025-Q4: 1,7992026-Q1: 1,818NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,8182022
2025-Q41,7992022
2025-Q31,7952022
2025-Q21,7802022
2025-Q11,7792022
2024-Q41,7632022
2024-Q31,7592022
2024-Q21,7482022
2024-Q11,7262022
2023-Q41,7072022
2023-Q31,6882022
2023-Q21,6672022
2023-Q11,6492022
2022-Q41,6292022
2022-Q31,6072022
2022-Q21,5962022
2022-Q11,5692022
2021-Q41,5432017
2021-Q31,5392017
2021-Q21,5352017
2021-Q11,5152017
2020-Q41,4962017
2020-Q31,4822017
2020-Q21,4642017
2020-Q11,4722017
2019-Q41,4702017
2019-Q31,4672017
2019-Q21,4562017
2019-Q11,4592017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,220 · 2023
2017: 1,2642018: 1,2582019: 1,2312020: 1,2452021: 1,2112022: 1,2072023: 1,220
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PeriodValue
20231,220
20221,207
20211,211
20201,245
20191,231
20181,258
20171,264

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

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

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $7.6 billion · 2023
2017: $5.5 billion2018: $5.6 billion2019: $5.9 billion2020: $6.1 billion2021: $6.4 billion2022: $7.0 billion2023: $7.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$7.6 billion
2022$7.0 billion
2021$6.4 billion
2020$6.1 billion
2019$5.9 billion
2018$5.6 billion
2017$5.5 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 Wages99,1632026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,8182026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.9 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$7.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns110,19920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,22020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census105,57020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,21220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census86420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$50.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
326111Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing$16.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census39,2672026-Q1 · QCEW
326112Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing$17.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census26,6062026-Q1 · QCEW
326113Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing$17.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census33,2902026-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.