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Size of the US Portfolio Management and Investment Advice industry

NAICS 523940, Portfolio Management and Investment Advice. 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)
$373 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
533,113
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
93,928
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
49,678
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 533,113 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 456,8042022-Q2: 472,5262022-Q3: 475,9412022-Q4: 486,5872023-Q1: 487,5312023-Q2: 498,5472023-Q3: 495,4452023-Q4: 503,5502024-Q1: 497,9142024-Q2: 508,7472024-Q3: 506,5872024-Q4: 513,0092025-Q1: 513,5542025-Q2: 523,5522025-Q3: 521,1132025-Q4: 531,5012026-Q1: 533,113
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1533,113
2025-Q4531,501
2025-Q3521,113
2025-Q2523,552
2025-Q1513,554
2024-Q4513,009
2024-Q3506,587
2024-Q2508,747
2024-Q1497,914
2023-Q4503,550
2023-Q3495,445
2023-Q2498,547
2023-Q1487,531
2022-Q4486,587
2022-Q3475,941
2022-Q2472,526
2022-Q1456,804

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 93,928 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 77,7042022-Q2: 79,2052022-Q3: 80,8952022-Q4: 82,3112023-Q1: 83,5482023-Q2: 84,2402023-Q3: 85,2572023-Q4: 86,4742024-Q1: 86,6582024-Q2: 87,6502024-Q3: 88,5182024-Q4: 89,4452025-Q1: 89,6072025-Q2: 90,4932025-Q3: 91,5842025-Q4: 92,7012026-Q1: 93,928
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q193,928
2025-Q492,701
2025-Q391,584
2025-Q290,493
2025-Q189,607
2024-Q489,445
2024-Q388,518
2024-Q287,650
2024-Q186,658
2023-Q486,474
2023-Q385,257
2023-Q284,240
2023-Q183,548
2022-Q482,311
2022-Q380,895
2022-Q279,205
2022-Q177,704

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 $68.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $47.0 billion2022-Q2: $22.8 billion2022-Q3: $23.8 billion2022-Q4: $37.3 billion2023-Q1: $47.5 billion2023-Q2: $24.0 billion2023-Q3: $24.2 billion2023-Q4: $38.1 billion2024-Q1: $50.2 billion2024-Q2: $26.2 billion2024-Q3: $27.2 billion2024-Q4: $42.7 billion2025-Q1: $59.0 billion2025-Q2: $28.0 billion2025-Q3: $29.2 billion2025-Q4: $44.3 billion2026-Q1: $68.1 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$68.1 billion
2025-Q4$44.3 billion
2025-Q3$29.2 billion
2025-Q2$28.0 billion
2025-Q1$59.0 billion
2024-Q4$42.7 billion
2024-Q3$27.2 billion
2024-Q2$26.2 billion
2024-Q1$50.2 billion
2023-Q4$38.1 billion
2023-Q3$24.2 billion
2023-Q2$24.0 billion
2023-Q1$47.5 billion
2022-Q4$37.3 billion
2022-Q3$23.8 billion
2022-Q2$22.8 billion
2022-Q1$47.0 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 Wages533,1132026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages93,9282026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$68.1 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$126 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census573,18720222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census71,93520222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census49,67820222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$373 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.