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Size of the US Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 4232, Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers. 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)
$150 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
104,177
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
13,425
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
9,568
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$12.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 104,177 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 116,4302019-Q2: 116,6442019-Q3: 115,4992019-Q4: 116,8852020-Q1: 115,1062020-Q2: 104,6392020-Q3: 107,1512020-Q4: 109,7952021-Q1: 109,8812021-Q2: 111,5162021-Q3: 111,7032021-Q4: 114,4622022-Q1: 116,6652022-Q2: 116,8532022-Q3: 115,7332022-Q4: 115,3802023-Q1: 114,2682023-Q2: 114,1262023-Q3: 112,4922023-Q4: 112,3362024-Q1: 111,1822024-Q2: 110,9152024-Q3: 110,1182024-Q4: 109,4732025-Q1: 108,3872025-Q2: 107,1982025-Q3: 105,5182025-Q4: 105,3882026-Q1: 104,177NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1104,1772022
2025-Q4105,3882022
2025-Q3105,5182022
2025-Q2107,1982022
2025-Q1108,3872022
2024-Q4109,4732022
2024-Q3110,1182022
2024-Q2110,9152022
2024-Q1111,1822022
2023-Q4112,3362022
2023-Q3112,4922022
2023-Q2114,1262022
2023-Q1114,2682022
2022-Q4115,3802022
2022-Q3115,7332022
2022-Q2116,8532022
2022-Q1116,6652022
2021-Q4114,4622017
2021-Q3111,7032017
2021-Q2111,5162017
2021-Q1109,8812017
2020-Q4109,7952017
2020-Q3107,1512017
2020-Q2104,6392017
2020-Q1115,1062017
2019-Q4116,8852017
2019-Q3115,4992017
2019-Q2116,6442017
2019-Q1116,4302017

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 159,067 · 2023
2017: 170,4032018: 167,3022019: 167,7512020: 165,4032021: 155,8862022: 166,0142023: 159,067
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PeriodValue
2023159,067
2022166,014
2021155,886
2020165,403
2019167,751
2018167,302
2017170,403

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 13,425 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 11,8332019-Q2: 11,9502019-Q3: 12,0432019-Q4: 12,1022020-Q1: 12,0962020-Q2: 12,0982020-Q3: 12,1872020-Q4: 12,2922021-Q1: 12,2282021-Q2: 12,3532021-Q3: 12,4722021-Q4: 12,6502022-Q1: 12,8682022-Q2: 12,9642022-Q3: 13,0882022-Q4: 13,1642023-Q1: 13,1622023-Q2: 13,1912023-Q3: 13,2892023-Q4: 13,3692024-Q1: 13,2872024-Q2: 13,3642024-Q3: 13,4452024-Q4: 13,4092025-Q1: 13,1982025-Q2: 13,2762025-Q3: 13,3162025-Q4: 13,3632026-Q1: 13,425NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q113,4252022
2025-Q413,3632022
2025-Q313,3162022
2025-Q213,2762022
2025-Q113,1982022
2024-Q413,4092022
2024-Q313,4452022
2024-Q213,3642022
2024-Q113,2872022
2023-Q413,3692022
2023-Q313,2892022
2023-Q213,1912022
2023-Q113,1622022
2022-Q413,1642022
2022-Q313,0882022
2022-Q212,9642022
2022-Q112,8682022
2021-Q412,6502017
2021-Q312,4722017
2021-Q212,3532017
2021-Q112,2282017
2020-Q412,2922017
2020-Q312,1872017
2020-Q212,0982017
2020-Q112,0962017
2019-Q412,1022017
2019-Q312,0432017
2019-Q211,9502017
2019-Q111,8332017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 11,608 · 2023
2017: 13,1822018: 12,9062019: 12,5722020: 12,1742021: 12,1682022: 11,9522023: 11,608
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PeriodValue
202311,608
202211,952
202112,168
202012,174
201912,572
201812,906
201713,182

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.0 billion2019-Q2: $1.9 billion2019-Q3: $1.9 billion2019-Q4: $2.2 billion2020-Q1: $2.1 billion2020-Q2: $1.6 billion2020-Q3: $1.8 billion2020-Q4: $2.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.0 billion2021-Q2: $1.9 billion2021-Q3: $2.0 billion2021-Q4: $2.4 billion2022-Q1: $2.3 billion2022-Q2: $2.1 billion2022-Q3: $2.2 billion2022-Q4: $2.4 billion2023-Q1: $2.4 billion2023-Q2: $2.1 billion2023-Q3: $2.1 billion2023-Q4: $2.4 billion2024-Q1: $2.4 billion2024-Q2: $2.2 billion2024-Q3: $2.2 billion2024-Q4: $2.4 billion2025-Q1: $2.4 billion2025-Q2: $2.3 billion2025-Q3: $2.2 billion2025-Q4: $2.4 billion2026-Q1: $2.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.9 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.8 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.6 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.9 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.0 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $12.5 billion · 2023
2017: $10.6 billion2018: $10.5 billion2019: $10.9 billion2020: $10.5 billion2021: $11.2 billion2022: $12.2 billion2023: $12.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$12.5 billion
2022$12.2 billion
2021$11.2 billion
2020$10.5 billion
2019$10.9 billion
2018$10.5 billion
2017$10.6 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 Wages104,1772026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages13,4252026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$12.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns159,06720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns11,60820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$11.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census161,20920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census11,45920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census9,56820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$150 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
42321Furniture Merchant Wholesalers$63.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census46,4002026-Q1 · QCEW
42322Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers$86.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census57,7772026-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.