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Size of the US Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry

NAICS 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers. 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)
$323 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
414,289
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
17,471
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,403
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 414,289 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 473,5142022-Q2: 475,0032022-Q3: 476,3742022-Q4: 473,6902023-Q1: 472,3832023-Q2: 471,8542023-Q3: 465,2242023-Q4: 460,0342024-Q1: 455,9742024-Q2: 449,8502024-Q3: 443,1462024-Q4: 437,1132025-Q1: 431,8142025-Q2: 430,4032025-Q3: 421,8422025-Q4: 421,2952026-Q1: 414,289
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1414,289
2025-Q4421,295
2025-Q3421,842
2025-Q2430,403
2025-Q1431,814
2024-Q4437,113
2024-Q3443,146
2024-Q2449,850
2024-Q1455,974
2023-Q4460,034
2023-Q3465,224
2023-Q2471,854
2023-Q1472,383
2022-Q4473,690
2022-Q3476,374
2022-Q2475,003
2022-Q1473,514

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 17,471 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 20,0782022-Q2: 20,1922022-Q3: 20,2112022-Q4: 19,9812023-Q1: 20,0142023-Q2: 20,0722023-Q3: 18,7882023-Q4: 18,6532024-Q1: 18,5432024-Q2: 18,2992024-Q3: 18,1872024-Q4: 18,0652025-Q1: 17,7962025-Q2: 17,6812025-Q3: 17,5862025-Q4: 17,5062026-Q1: 17,471
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q117,471
2025-Q417,506
2025-Q317,586
2025-Q217,681
2025-Q117,796
2024-Q418,065
2024-Q318,187
2024-Q218,299
2024-Q118,543
2023-Q418,653
2023-Q318,788
2023-Q220,072
2023-Q120,014
2022-Q419,981
2022-Q320,211
2022-Q220,192
2022-Q120,078

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 $15.9 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $14.5 billion2022-Q2: $11.3 billion2022-Q3: $11.9 billion2022-Q4: $11.7 billion2023-Q1: $15.0 billion2023-Q2: $11.6 billion2023-Q3: $11.6 billion2023-Q4: $11.9 billion2024-Q1: $15.1 billion2024-Q2: $11.4 billion2024-Q3: $11.4 billion2024-Q4: $11.9 billion2025-Q1: $15.7 billion2025-Q2: $11.4 billion2025-Q3: $11.4 billion2025-Q4: $11.9 billion2026-Q1: $15.9 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$15.9 billion
2025-Q4$11.9 billion
2025-Q3$11.4 billion
2025-Q2$11.4 billion
2025-Q1$15.7 billion
2024-Q4$11.9 billion
2024-Q3$11.4 billion
2024-Q2$11.4 billion
2024-Q1$15.1 billion
2023-Q4$11.9 billion
2023-Q3$11.6 billion
2023-Q2$11.6 billion
2023-Q1$15.0 billion
2022-Q4$11.7 billion
2022-Q3$11.9 billion
2022-Q2$11.3 billion
2022-Q1$14.5 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 Wages414,2892026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages17,4712026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$15.9 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$53.3 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census633,58520222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census28,99320222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,40320222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$323 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.