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Size of the US Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3323, Architectural and Structural Metals 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)
$153 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
420,403
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
17,191
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
13,645
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$28.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 420,403 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 394,8432019-Q2: 397,0672019-Q3: 394,7522019-Q4: 395,4542020-Q1: 393,8512020-Q2: 376,4642020-Q3: 374,9172020-Q4: 378,5232021-Q1: 382,7562021-Q2: 385,3592021-Q3: 385,9972021-Q4: 391,3712022-Q1: 398,6052022-Q2: 401,7632022-Q3: 402,0522022-Q4: 403,7732023-Q1: 404,7092023-Q2: 408,1952023-Q3: 407,4642023-Q4: 410,2582024-Q1: 412,2972024-Q2: 415,6872024-Q3: 413,1102024-Q4: 412,7112025-Q1: 413,3012025-Q2: 415,7732025-Q3: 414,1212025-Q4: 416,3602026-Q1: 420,403NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1420,4032022
2025-Q4416,3602022
2025-Q3414,1212022
2025-Q2415,7732022
2025-Q1413,3012022
2024-Q4412,7112022
2024-Q3413,1102022
2024-Q2415,6872022
2024-Q1412,2972022
2023-Q4410,2582022
2023-Q3407,4642022
2023-Q2408,1952022
2023-Q1404,7092022
2022-Q4403,7732022
2022-Q3402,0522022
2022-Q2401,7632022
2022-Q1398,6052022
2021-Q4391,3712017
2021-Q3385,9972017
2021-Q2385,3592017
2021-Q1382,7562017
2020-Q4378,5232017
2020-Q3374,9172017
2020-Q2376,4642017
2020-Q1393,8512017
2019-Q4395,4542017
2019-Q3394,7522017
2019-Q2397,0672017
2019-Q1394,8432017

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 423,013 · 2023
2017: 358,1342018: 375,8712019: 387,0422020: 386,2012021: 376,3302022: 404,1872023: 423,013
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PeriodValue
2023423,013
2022404,187
2021376,330
2020386,201
2019387,042
2018375,871
2017358,134

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 17,191 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 15,1192019-Q2: 15,1292019-Q3: 15,1872019-Q4: 15,2222020-Q1: 15,2882020-Q2: 15,3082020-Q3: 15,3862020-Q4: 15,4702021-Q1: 15,6202021-Q2: 15,7012021-Q3: 15,8012021-Q4: 15,8332022-Q1: 15,9982022-Q2: 16,0152022-Q3: 16,1202022-Q4: 16,1702023-Q1: 16,3572023-Q2: 16,4062023-Q3: 16,5002023-Q4: 16,5612024-Q1: 16,6282024-Q2: 16,7242024-Q3: 16,7472024-Q4: 16,7672025-Q1: 16,8352025-Q2: 16,8822025-Q3: 16,9752025-Q4: 17,0442026-Q1: 17,191NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q117,1912022
2025-Q417,0442022
2025-Q316,9752022
2025-Q216,8822022
2025-Q116,8352022
2024-Q416,7672022
2024-Q316,7472022
2024-Q216,7242022
2024-Q116,6282022
2023-Q416,5612022
2023-Q316,5002022
2023-Q216,4062022
2023-Q116,3572022
2022-Q416,1702022
2022-Q316,1202022
2022-Q216,0152022
2022-Q115,9982022
2021-Q415,8332017
2021-Q315,8012017
2021-Q215,7012017
2021-Q115,6202017
2020-Q415,4702017
2020-Q315,3862017
2020-Q215,3082017
2020-Q115,2882017
2019-Q415,2222017
2019-Q315,1872017
2019-Q215,1292017
2019-Q115,1192017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 14,533 · 2023
2017: 12,8152018: 13,5502019: 13,4782020: 13,4282021: 13,7862022: 14,3472023: 14,533
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PeriodValue
202314,533
202214,347
202113,786
202013,428
201913,478
201813,550
201712,815

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $8.0 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $5.5 billion2019-Q2: $5.3 billion2019-Q3: $5.5 billion2019-Q4: $6.1 billion2020-Q1: $5.6 billion2020-Q2: $5.0 billion2020-Q3: $5.3 billion2020-Q4: $6.4 billion2021-Q1: $5.4 billion2021-Q2: $5.6 billion2021-Q3: $5.9 billion2021-Q4: $6.8 billion2022-Q1: $6.0 billion2022-Q2: $6.3 billion2022-Q3: $6.6 billion2022-Q4: $7.3 billion2023-Q1: $6.9 billion2023-Q2: $6.7 billion2023-Q3: $6.7 billion2023-Q4: $7.8 billion2024-Q1: $7.4 billion2024-Q2: $7.1 billion2024-Q3: $7.1 billion2024-Q4: $8.2 billion2025-Q1: $7.6 billion2025-Q2: $7.5 billion2025-Q3: $7.5 billion2025-Q4: $8.6 billion2026-Q1: $8.0 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$8.0 billion2022
2025-Q4$8.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$7.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$7.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$7.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$8.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$7.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$7.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$7.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$7.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$6.7 billion2022
2023-Q2$6.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$6.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$7.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$6.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$6.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$6.0 billion2022
2021-Q4$6.8 billion2017
2021-Q3$5.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$5.6 billion2017
2021-Q1$5.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$6.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$5.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$5.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$5.6 billion2017
2019-Q4$6.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$5.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$5.3 billion2017
2019-Q1$5.5 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $28.3 billion · 2023
2017: $18.4 billion2018: $20.0 billion2019: $21.0 billion2020: $20.8 billion2021: $22.1 billion2022: $25.3 billion2023: $28.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$28.3 billion
2022$25.3 billion
2021$22.1 billion
2020$20.8 billion
2019$21.0 billion
2018$20.0 billion
2017$18.4 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 Wages420,4032026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages17,1912026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$8.0 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$28.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns423,01320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns14,53320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$25.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census424,59620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census14,82620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census13,64520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$153 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
33231Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing$83.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census194,8622026-Q1 · QCEW
33232Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing$69.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census225,5412026-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.