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Size of the US Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video industries

NAICS 51219, Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries. 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)
$6.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
17,955
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,886
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,280
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 17,955 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 19,5582019-Q2: 20,0392019-Q3: 20,0012019-Q4: 20,1882020-Q1: 19,8022020-Q2: 16,5602020-Q3: 16,4852020-Q4: 18,0822021-Q1: 18,7882021-Q2: 18,9172021-Q3: 19,4332021-Q4: 21,8282022-Q1: 21,3942022-Q2: 21,9042022-Q3: 21,6572022-Q4: 22,9542023-Q1: 21,3062023-Q2: 20,2662023-Q3: 19,4492023-Q4: 19,8072024-Q1: 19,3262024-Q2: 18,8202024-Q3: 19,1592024-Q4: 18,9072025-Q1: 17,5792025-Q2: 17,1912025-Q3: 16,9682025-Q4: 17,2312026-Q1: 17,955NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q117,9552022
2025-Q417,2312022
2025-Q316,9682022
2025-Q217,1912022
2025-Q117,5792022
2024-Q418,9072022
2024-Q319,1592022
2024-Q218,8202022
2024-Q119,3262022
2023-Q419,8072022
2023-Q319,4492022
2023-Q220,2662022
2023-Q121,3062022
2022-Q422,9542022
2022-Q321,6572022
2022-Q221,9042022
2022-Q121,3942022
2021-Q421,8282017
2021-Q319,4332017
2021-Q218,9172017
2021-Q118,7882017
2020-Q418,0822017
2020-Q316,4852017
2020-Q216,5602017
2020-Q119,8022017
2019-Q420,1882017
2019-Q320,0012017
2019-Q220,0392017
2019-Q119,5582017

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 23,535 · 2023
2017: 29,8672018: 30,4922019: 31,8142020: 31,8102021: 30,2442022: 29,8662023: 23,535
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PeriodValue
202323,535
202229,866
202130,244
202031,810
201931,814
201830,492
201729,867

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,886 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,2502019-Q2: 3,3232019-Q3: 3,3912019-Q4: 3,4722020-Q1: 3,4462020-Q2: 3,4702020-Q3: 3,5412020-Q4: 3,6562021-Q1: 3,6402021-Q2: 3,7252021-Q3: 3,8512021-Q4: 3,9802022-Q1: 4,0692022-Q2: 4,2002022-Q3: 4,3332022-Q4: 4,4972023-Q1: 4,5532023-Q2: 4,6352023-Q3: 4,7452023-Q4: 4,8012024-Q1: 4,7502024-Q2: 4,8062024-Q3: 4,8402024-Q4: 4,8952025-Q1: 4,7842025-Q2: 4,7972025-Q3: 4,8332025-Q4: 4,8972026-Q1: 4,886NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,8862022
2025-Q44,8972022
2025-Q34,8332022
2025-Q24,7972022
2025-Q14,7842022
2024-Q44,8952022
2024-Q34,8402022
2024-Q24,8062022
2024-Q14,7502022
2023-Q44,8012022
2023-Q34,7452022
2023-Q24,6352022
2023-Q14,5532022
2022-Q44,4972022
2022-Q34,3332022
2022-Q24,2002022
2022-Q14,0692022
2021-Q43,9802017
2021-Q33,8512017
2021-Q23,7252017
2021-Q13,6402017
2020-Q43,6562017
2020-Q33,5412017
2020-Q23,4702017
2020-Q13,4462017
2019-Q43,4722017
2019-Q33,3912017
2019-Q23,3232017
2019-Q13,2502017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,435 · 2023
2017: 2,7912018: 2,9352019: 3,0832020: 3,1182021: 3,2032022: 3,3602023: 3,435
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PeriodValue
20233,435
20223,360
20213,203
20203,118
20193,083
20182,935
20172,791

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $467.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $412.0 million2019-Q2: $435.1 million2019-Q3: $425.0 million2019-Q4: $527.9 million2020-Q1: $438.1 million2020-Q2: $374.2 million2020-Q3: $362.4 million2020-Q4: $505.0 million2021-Q1: $398.3 million2021-Q2: $463.6 million2021-Q3: $484.1 million2021-Q4: $653.8 million2022-Q1: $507.8 million2022-Q2: $551.2 million2022-Q3: $586.0 million2022-Q4: $650.1 million2023-Q1: $553.3 million2023-Q2: $542.2 million2023-Q3: $521.1 million2023-Q4: $560.9 million2024-Q1: $510.4 million2024-Q2: $498.9 million2024-Q3: $508.9 million2024-Q4: $581.6 million2025-Q1: $493.8 million2025-Q2: $478.0 million2025-Q3: $483.2 million2025-Q4: $552.0 million2026-Q1: $467.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$467.9 million2022
2025-Q4$552.0 million2022
2025-Q3$483.2 million2022
2025-Q2$478.0 million2022
2025-Q1$493.8 million2022
2024-Q4$581.6 million2022
2024-Q3$508.9 million2022
2024-Q2$498.9 million2022
2024-Q1$510.4 million2022
2023-Q4$560.9 million2022
2023-Q3$521.1 million2022
2023-Q2$542.2 million2022
2023-Q1$553.3 million2022
2022-Q4$650.1 million2022
2022-Q3$586.0 million2022
2022-Q2$551.2 million2022
2022-Q1$507.8 million2022
2021-Q4$653.8 million2017
2021-Q3$484.1 million2017
2021-Q2$463.6 million2017
2021-Q1$398.3 million2017
2020-Q4$505.0 million2017
2020-Q3$362.4 million2017
2020-Q2$374.2 million2017
2020-Q1$438.1 million2017
2019-Q4$527.9 million2017
2019-Q3$425.0 million2017
2019-Q2$435.1 million2017
2019-Q1$412.0 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.5 billion · 2023
2017: $2.3 billion2018: $2.5 billion2019: $2.6 billion2020: $2.4 billion2021: $2.8 billion2022: $2.8 billion2023: $2.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.5 billion
2022$2.8 billion
2021$2.8 billion
2020$2.4 billion
2019$2.6 billion
2018$2.5 billion
2017$2.3 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 Wages17,9552026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,8862026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$467.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns23,53520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,43520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census27,23720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,37020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,28020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$6.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
512191Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services$6.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census14,0492026-Q1 · QCEW
512199Other Motion Picture and Video Industries$235.9 millionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census3,9062026-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.