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Size of the US Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers industry

NAICS 445320, Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers. 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)
$73.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
164,648
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
34,489
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
32,201
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 164,648 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 170,8202022-Q2: 175,2372022-Q3: 174,7402022-Q4: 178,5652023-Q1: 172,1242023-Q2: 177,2272023-Q3: 174,6652023-Q4: 178,4202024-Q1: 170,3002024-Q2: 173,2662024-Q3: 171,3012024-Q4: 174,4372025-Q1: 168,3012025-Q2: 171,3642025-Q3: 168,7252025-Q4: 171,5992026-Q1: 164,648
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1164,648
2025-Q4171,599
2025-Q3168,725
2025-Q2171,364
2025-Q1168,301
2024-Q4174,437
2024-Q3171,301
2024-Q2173,266
2024-Q1170,300
2023-Q4178,420
2023-Q3174,665
2023-Q2177,227
2023-Q1172,124
2022-Q4178,565
2022-Q3174,740
2022-Q2175,237
2022-Q1170,820

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 34,489 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 32,8042022-Q2: 33,0342022-Q3: 33,3882022-Q4: 33,6202023-Q1: 33,6712023-Q2: 33,8522023-Q3: 34,0492023-Q4: 34,2522024-Q1: 33,8892024-Q2: 34,0402024-Q3: 34,1802024-Q4: 34,3332025-Q1: 34,2542025-Q2: 34,4122025-Q3: 34,5332025-Q4: 34,5912026-Q1: 34,489
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q134,489
2025-Q434,591
2025-Q334,533
2025-Q234,412
2025-Q134,254
2024-Q434,333
2024-Q334,180
2024-Q234,040
2024-Q133,889
2023-Q434,252
2023-Q334,049
2023-Q233,852
2023-Q133,671
2022-Q433,620
2022-Q333,388
2022-Q233,034
2022-Q132,804

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $1.2 billion2022-Q2: $1.3 billion2022-Q3: $1.3 billion2022-Q4: $1.4 billion2023-Q1: $1.3 billion2023-Q2: $1.3 billion2023-Q3: $1.3 billion2023-Q4: $1.4 billion2024-Q1: $1.3 billion2024-Q2: $1.3 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.4 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$1.3 billion
2025-Q4$1.4 billion
2025-Q3$1.4 billion
2025-Q2$1.3 billion
2025-Q1$1.3 billion
2024-Q4$1.4 billion
2024-Q3$1.3 billion
2024-Q2$1.3 billion
2024-Q1$1.3 billion
2023-Q4$1.4 billion
2023-Q3$1.3 billion
2023-Q2$1.3 billion
2023-Q1$1.3 billion
2022-Q4$1.4 billion
2022-Q3$1.3 billion
2022-Q2$1.3 billion
2022-Q1$1.2 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages164,6482026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages34,4892026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.3 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census198,88220222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census36,61620222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census32,20120222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$73.8 billion20222022–2022 · 1 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.