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Size of the US Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing industry

NAICS 326111, Plastics Bag and Pouch 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)
$16.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
39,267
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
602
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
276
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 39,267 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 35,7542019-Q2: 35,7772019-Q3: 35,6762019-Q4: 36,1972020-Q1: 36,8332020-Q2: 36,8712020-Q3: 37,0442020-Q4: 37,2362021-Q1: 38,2532021-Q2: 38,1692021-Q3: 37,6962021-Q4: 38,5742022-Q1: 38,6612022-Q2: 38,9082022-Q3: 39,1192022-Q4: 39,2712023-Q1: 40,1082023-Q2: 39,4372023-Q3: 39,3122023-Q4: 39,4242024-Q1: 39,3102024-Q2: 39,3402024-Q3: 39,4882024-Q4: 39,7002025-Q1: 40,0882025-Q2: 39,8562025-Q3: 39,2802025-Q4: 39,2642026-Q1: 39,267NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q139,2672022
2025-Q439,2642022
2025-Q339,2802022
2025-Q239,8562022
2025-Q140,0882022
2024-Q439,7002022
2024-Q339,4882022
2024-Q239,3402022
2024-Q139,3102022
2023-Q439,4242022
2023-Q339,3122022
2023-Q239,4372022
2023-Q140,1082022
2022-Q439,2712022
2022-Q339,1192022
2022-Q238,9082022
2022-Q138,6612022
2021-Q438,5742017
2021-Q337,6962017
2021-Q238,1692017
2021-Q138,2532017
2020-Q437,2362017
2020-Q337,0442017
2020-Q236,8712017
2020-Q136,8332017
2019-Q436,1972017
2019-Q335,6762017
2019-Q235,7772017
2019-Q135,7542017

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 40,114 · 2023
2017: 31,1882018: 31,8122019: 32,7372020: 33,7692021: 35,5062022: 37,0262023: 40,114
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PeriodValue
202340,114
202237,026
202135,506
202033,769
201932,737
201831,812
201731,188

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 602 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4722019-Q2: 4722019-Q3: 4732019-Q4: 4752020-Q1: 4822020-Q2: 4792020-Q3: 4862020-Q4: 4942021-Q1: 5042021-Q2: 5012021-Q3: 5032021-Q4: 5012022-Q1: 5032022-Q2: 5092022-Q3: 5122022-Q4: 5142023-Q1: 5242023-Q2: 5262023-Q3: 5312023-Q4: 5352024-Q1: 5472024-Q2: 5582024-Q3: 5632024-Q4: 5662025-Q1: 5812025-Q2: 5852025-Q3: 5922025-Q4: 5972026-Q1: 602NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16022022
2025-Q45972022
2025-Q35922022
2025-Q25852022
2025-Q15812022
2024-Q45662022
2024-Q35632022
2024-Q25582022
2024-Q15472022
2023-Q45352022
2023-Q35312022
2023-Q25262022
2023-Q15242022
2022-Q45142022
2022-Q35122022
2022-Q25092022
2022-Q15032022
2021-Q45012017
2021-Q35032017
2021-Q25012017
2021-Q15042017
2020-Q44942017
2020-Q34862017
2020-Q24792017
2020-Q14822017
2019-Q44752017
2019-Q34732017
2019-Q24722017
2019-Q14722017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 376 · 2023
2017: 3392018: 3412019: 3332020: 3502021: 3532022: 3522023: 376
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PeriodValue
2023376
2022352
2021353
2020350
2019333
2018341
2017339

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $707.1 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $486.7 million2019-Q2: $468.3 million2019-Q3: $474.5 million2019-Q4: $498.1 million2020-Q1: $531.0 million2020-Q2: $487.5 million2020-Q3: $508.7 million2020-Q4: $575.1 million2021-Q1: $561.6 million2021-Q2: $532.5 million2021-Q3: $568.7 million2021-Q4: $617.1 million2022-Q1: $588.1 million2022-Q2: $590.9 million2022-Q3: $614.7 million2022-Q4: $609.3 million2023-Q1: $661.1 million2023-Q2: $603.9 million2023-Q3: $613.3 million2023-Q4: $669.8 million2024-Q1: $684.6 million2024-Q2: $624.4 million2024-Q3: $638.5 million2024-Q4: $684.7 million2025-Q1: $714.7 million2025-Q2: $665.3 million2025-Q3: $664.6 million2025-Q4: $715.2 million2026-Q1: $707.1 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$707.1 million2022
2025-Q4$715.2 million2022
2025-Q3$664.6 million2022
2025-Q2$665.3 million2022
2025-Q1$714.7 million2022
2024-Q4$684.7 million2022
2024-Q3$638.5 million2022
2024-Q2$624.4 million2022
2024-Q1$684.6 million2022
2023-Q4$669.8 million2022
2023-Q3$613.3 million2022
2023-Q2$603.9 million2022
2023-Q1$661.1 million2022
2022-Q4$609.3 million2022
2022-Q3$614.7 million2022
2022-Q2$590.9 million2022
2022-Q1$588.1 million2022
2021-Q4$617.1 million2017
2021-Q3$568.7 million2017
2021-Q2$532.5 million2017
2021-Q1$561.6 million2017
2020-Q4$575.1 million2017
2020-Q3$508.7 million2017
2020-Q2$487.5 million2017
2020-Q1$531.0 million2017
2019-Q4$498.1 million2017
2019-Q3$474.5 million2017
2019-Q2$468.3 million2017
2019-Q1$486.7 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.6 billion · 2023
2017: $1.5 billion2018: $1.5 billion2019: $1.6 billion2020: $1.8 billion2021: $2.1 billion2022: $2.3 billion2023: $2.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.6 billion
2022$2.3 billion
2021$2.1 billion
2020$1.8 billion
2019$1.6 billion
2018$1.5 billion
2017$1.5 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 Wages39,2672026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6022026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$707.1 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns40,11420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns37620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census36,21120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census36920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census27620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$16.4 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.