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Size of the US Health and Personal Care Retailers industry

NAICS 4561, Health and Personal Care 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)
$655 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
1,029,623
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
111,007
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
49,659
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,029,623 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 1,098,8742022-Q2: 1,076,8692022-Q3: 1,091,9022022-Q4: 1,134,5812023-Q1: 1,090,2372023-Q2: 1,087,1742023-Q3: 1,080,5292023-Q4: 1,130,7552024-Q1: 1,085,0222024-Q2: 1,064,9222024-Q3: 1,058,4932024-Q4: 1,108,1292025-Q1: 1,057,1812025-Q2: 1,052,5992025-Q3: 1,038,2332025-Q4: 1,086,6782026-Q1: 1,029,623
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PeriodValue
2026-Q11,029,623
2025-Q41,086,678
2025-Q31,038,233
2025-Q21,052,599
2025-Q11,057,181
2024-Q41,108,129
2024-Q31,058,493
2024-Q21,064,922
2024-Q11,085,022
2023-Q41,130,755
2023-Q31,080,529
2023-Q21,087,174
2023-Q11,090,237
2022-Q41,134,581
2022-Q31,091,902
2022-Q21,076,869
2022-Q11,098,874

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 111,007 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 117,1392022-Q2: 117,5152022-Q3: 117,8182022-Q4: 118,1292023-Q1: 118,2232023-Q2: 117,3932023-Q3: 117,6422023-Q4: 117,6942024-Q1: 116,0702024-Q2: 115,7072024-Q3: 115,0852024-Q4: 114,5422025-Q1: 113,6022025-Q2: 113,2572025-Q3: 113,1902025-Q4: 112,2312026-Q1: 111,007
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PeriodValue
2026-Q1111,007
2025-Q4112,231
2025-Q3113,190
2025-Q2113,257
2025-Q1113,602
2024-Q4114,542
2024-Q3115,085
2024-Q2115,707
2024-Q1116,070
2023-Q4117,694
2023-Q3117,642
2023-Q2117,393
2023-Q1118,223
2022-Q4118,129
2022-Q3117,818
2022-Q2117,515
2022-Q1117,139

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 $13.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $12.5 billion2022-Q2: $12.2 billion2022-Q3: $12.8 billion2022-Q4: $13.8 billion2023-Q1: $13.5 billion2023-Q2: $13.1 billion2023-Q3: $12.5 billion2023-Q4: $13.9 billion2024-Q1: $13.6 billion2024-Q2: $13.3 billion2024-Q3: $12.9 billion2024-Q4: $14.3 billion2025-Q1: $13.5 billion2025-Q2: $13.4 billion2025-Q3: $13.1 billion2025-Q4: $14.6 billion2026-Q1: $13.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-Q1$13.7 billion
2025-Q4$14.6 billion
2025-Q3$13.1 billion
2025-Q2$13.4 billion
2025-Q1$13.5 billion
2024-Q4$14.3 billion
2024-Q3$12.9 billion
2024-Q2$13.3 billion
2024-Q1$13.6 billion
2023-Q4$13.9 billion
2023-Q3$12.5 billion
2023-Q2$13.1 billion
2023-Q1$13.5 billion
2022-Q4$13.8 billion
2022-Q3$12.8 billion
2022-Q2$12.2 billion
2022-Q1$12.5 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 Wages1,029,6232026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages111,0072026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$13.7 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$47.3 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,142,38020222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census98,55120222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census49,65920222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$655 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Health and Personal Care Retailers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
45611Pharmacies and Drug Retailers$544 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census649,8952026-Q1 · QCEW
45612Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers$50.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census191,6832026-Q1 · QCEW
45613Optical Goods Retailers$15.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census72,8322026-Q1 · QCEW
45619Other Health and Personal Care Retailers$44.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census115,2132026-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.