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Size of the US Ferrous Metal Foundries industry

NAICS 33151, Ferrous Metal Foundries. 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)
$19.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
53,874
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
724
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
411
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 53,874 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 64,4752019-Q2: 64,5802019-Q3: 63,1652019-Q4: 62,2012020-Q1: 60,1202020-Q2: 54,4862020-Q3: 52,9372020-Q4: 53,1182021-Q1: 53,4592021-Q2: 53,8922021-Q3: 53,6442021-Q4: 55,4032022-Q1: 55,5422022-Q2: 56,3392022-Q3: 56,1192022-Q4: 56,8672023-Q1: 56,1992023-Q2: 56,8492023-Q3: 55,6002023-Q4: 55,6342024-Q1: 55,5332024-Q2: 55,4072024-Q3: 54,3552024-Q4: 53,8382025-Q1: 53,8432025-Q2: 54,0552025-Q3: 53,3962025-Q4: 53,7372026-Q1: 53,874NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q153,8742022
2025-Q453,7372022
2025-Q353,3962022
2025-Q254,0552022
2025-Q153,8432022
2024-Q453,8382022
2024-Q354,3552022
2024-Q255,4072022
2024-Q155,5332022
2023-Q455,6342022
2023-Q355,6002022
2023-Q256,8492022
2023-Q156,1992022
2022-Q456,8672022
2022-Q356,1192022
2022-Q256,3392022
2022-Q155,5422022
2021-Q455,4032017
2021-Q353,6442017
2021-Q253,8922017
2021-Q153,4592017
2020-Q453,1182017
2020-Q352,9372017
2020-Q254,4862017
2020-Q160,1202017
2019-Q462,2012017
2019-Q363,1652017
2019-Q264,5802017
2019-Q164,4752017

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 57,092 · 2023
2017: 57,3052018: 61,7212019: 64,0232020: 60,4212021: 53,7352022: 56,6112023: 57,092
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PeriodValue
202357,092
202256,611
202153,735
202060,421
201964,023
201861,721
201757,305

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 724 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7662019-Q2: 7622019-Q3: 7652019-Q4: 7592020-Q1: 7342020-Q2: 7322020-Q3: 7422020-Q4: 7402021-Q1: 7392021-Q2: 7332021-Q3: 7332021-Q4: 7362022-Q1: 7312022-Q2: 7322022-Q3: 7352022-Q4: 7452023-Q1: 7282023-Q2: 7322023-Q3: 7332023-Q4: 7312024-Q1: 7322024-Q2: 7392024-Q3: 7452024-Q4: 7402025-Q1: 7322025-Q2: 7282025-Q3: 7332025-Q4: 7312026-Q1: 724NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17242022
2025-Q47312022
2025-Q37332022
2025-Q27282022
2025-Q17322022
2024-Q47402022
2024-Q37452022
2024-Q27392022
2024-Q17322022
2023-Q47312022
2023-Q37332022
2023-Q27322022
2023-Q17282022
2022-Q47452022
2022-Q37352022
2022-Q27322022
2022-Q17312022
2021-Q47362017
2021-Q37332017
2021-Q27332017
2021-Q17392017
2020-Q47402017
2020-Q37422017
2020-Q27322017
2020-Q17342017
2019-Q47592017
2019-Q37652017
2019-Q27622017
2019-Q17662017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 516 · 2023
2017: 6612018: 6122019: 5962020: 5862021: 5672022: 5462023: 516
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PeriodValue
2023516
2022546
2021567
2020586
2019596
2018612
2017661

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.0 billion2019-Q2: $993.0 million2019-Q3: $962.8 million2019-Q4: $982.4 million2020-Q1: $968.9 million2020-Q2: $774.2 million2020-Q3: $776.6 million2020-Q4: $890.6 million2021-Q1: $843.0 million2021-Q2: $871.1 million2021-Q3: $891.3 million2021-Q4: $1.0 billion2022-Q1: $953.7 million2022-Q2: $984.7 million2022-Q3: $1.0 billion2022-Q4: $1.1 billion2023-Q1: $1.1 billion2023-Q2: $1.1 billion2023-Q3: $1.0 billion2023-Q4: $1.1 billion2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $1.1 billion2024-Q3: $1.0 billion2024-Q4: $1.1 billion2025-Q1: $1.2 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.1 billion2025-Q4: $1.2 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q2$984.7 million2022
2022-Q1$953.7 million2022
2021-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2021-Q3$891.3 million2017
2021-Q2$871.1 million2017
2021-Q1$843.0 million2017
2020-Q4$890.6 million2017
2020-Q3$776.6 million2017
2020-Q2$774.2 million2017
2020-Q1$968.9 million2017
2019-Q4$982.4 million2017
2019-Q3$962.8 million2017
2019-Q2$993.0 million2017
2019-Q1$1.0 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.0 billion · 2023
2017: $3.3 billion2018: $3.8 billion2019: $3.7 billion2020: $3.3 billion2021: $3.4 billion2022: $3.8 billion2023: $4.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.0 billion
2022$3.8 billion
2021$3.4 billion
2020$3.3 billion
2019$3.7 billion
2018$3.8 billion
2017$3.3 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 Wages53,8742026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7242026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns57,09220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns51620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census56,84720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census50320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census41120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$19.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Ferrous Metal Foundries

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
331511Iron Foundries$11.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census31,7472026-Q1 · QCEW
331512Steel Investment Foundries$4.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census11,0102026-Q1 · QCEW
331513Steel Foundries (except Investment)$3.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census11,1172026-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.