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Size of the US Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) industry

NAICS 533, Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works). 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)
$62.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$17.9 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
21,053
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,875
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,446
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $17.7 billion · 2026-Q2
2010-Q1: $7.0 billion2010-Q2: $7.0 billion2010-Q3: $8.8 billion2010-Q4: $7.1 billion2011-Q1: $7.4 billion2011-Q2: $8.1 billion2011-Q3: $8.0 billion2011-Q4: $8.6 billion2012-Q1: $8.1 billion2012-Q2: $8.4 billion2012-Q3: $8.3 billion2012-Q4: $8.2 billion2013-Q1: $9.2 billion2013-Q2: $8.5 billion2013-Q3: $9.0 billion2013-Q4: $9.2 billion2014-Q1: $9.5 billion2014-Q2: $9.5 billion2014-Q3: $9.6 billion2014-Q4: $10.1 billion2015-Q1: $10.1 billion2015-Q2: $10.1 billion2015-Q3: $10.3 billion2015-Q4: $10.5 billion2016-Q1: $10.7 billion2016-Q2: $10.7 billion2016-Q3: $10.3 billion2016-Q4: $11.4 billion2017-Q1: $11.1 billion2017-Q2: $11.4 billion2017-Q3: $12.2 billion2017-Q4: $12.5 billion2018-Q1: $13.1 billion2018-Q2: $13.3 billion2018-Q3: $12.7 billion2018-Q4: $12.6 billion2019-Q1: $12.3 billion2019-Q2: $13.4 billion2019-Q3: $14.2 billion2019-Q4: $13.1 billion2020-Q1: $12.5 billion2020-Q2: $10.5 billion2020-Q3: $13.4 billion2020-Q4: $12.8 billion2021-Q1: $12.4 billion2021-Q2: $14.0 billion2021-Q3: $14.1 billion2021-Q4: $15.0 billion2022-Q1: $14.9 billion2022-Q2: $14.6 billion2022-Q3: $14.8 billion2022-Q4: $14.6 billion2023-Q1: $15.3 billion2023-Q2: $15.2 billion2023-Q3: $15.5 billion2023-Q4: $15.2 billion2024-Q1: $16.1 billion2024-Q2: $16.3 billion2024-Q3: $16.8 billion2024-Q4: $17.0 billion2025-Q1: $16.9 billion2025-Q2: $17.3 billion2025-Q3: $17.0 billion2025-Q4: $17.4 billion2026-Q1: $17.5 billion2026-Q2: $17.7 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q2$17.7 billion
2026-Q1$17.5 billion
2025-Q4$17.4 billion
2025-Q3$17.0 billion
2025-Q2$17.3 billion
2025-Q1$16.9 billion
2024-Q4$17.0 billion
2024-Q3$16.8 billion
2024-Q2$16.3 billion
2024-Q1$16.1 billion
2023-Q4$15.2 billion
2023-Q3$15.5 billion
2023-Q2$15.2 billion
2023-Q1$15.3 billion
2022-Q4$14.6 billion
2022-Q3$14.8 billion
2022-Q2$14.6 billion
2022-Q1$14.9 billion
2021-Q4$15.0 billion
2021-Q3$14.1 billion
2021-Q2$14.0 billion
2021-Q1$12.4 billion
2020-Q4$12.8 billion
2020-Q3$13.4 billion
2020-Q2$10.5 billion
2020-Q1$12.5 billion
2019-Q4$13.1 billion
2019-Q3$14.2 billion
2019-Q2$13.4 billion
2019-Q1$12.3 billion
2018-Q4$12.6 billion
2018-Q3$12.7 billion
2018-Q2$13.3 billion
2018-Q1$13.1 billion
2017-Q4$12.5 billion
2017-Q3$12.2 billion
2017-Q2$11.4 billion
2017-Q1$11.1 billion
2016-Q4$11.4 billion
2016-Q3$10.3 billion
2016-Q2$10.7 billion
2016-Q1$10.7 billion
2015-Q4$10.5 billion
2015-Q3$10.3 billion
2015-Q2$10.1 billion
2015-Q1$10.1 billion
2014-Q4$10.1 billion
2014-Q3$9.6 billion
2014-Q2$9.5 billion
2014-Q1$9.5 billion
2013-Q4$9.2 billion
2013-Q3$9.0 billion
2013-Q2$8.5 billion
2013-Q1$9.2 billion
2012-Q4$8.2 billion
2012-Q3$8.3 billion
2012-Q2$8.4 billion
2012-Q1$8.1 billion
2011-Q4$8.6 billion
2011-Q3$8.0 billion
2011-Q2$8.1 billion
2011-Q1$7.4 billion
2010-Q4$7.1 billion
2010-Q3$8.8 billion
2010-Q2$7.0 billion
2010-Q1$7.0 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Lessors Of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrighted Works)

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 21,053 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 22,8792019-Q2: 23,9172019-Q3: 23,1702019-Q4: 23,5262020-Q1: 22,4202020-Q2: 20,8482020-Q3: 20,4302020-Q4: 20,8232021-Q1: 20,1462021-Q2: 20,7772021-Q3: 20,7872021-Q4: 21,3992022-Q1: 21,8992022-Q2: 22,2802022-Q3: 22,4342022-Q4: 22,6982023-Q1: 22,4892023-Q2: 22,8392023-Q3: 22,6682023-Q4: 22,7782024-Q1: 22,0992024-Q2: 22,4412024-Q3: 22,1952024-Q4: 22,2722025-Q1: 21,8032025-Q2: 22,0532025-Q3: 21,7162025-Q4: 21,9982026-Q1: 21,053NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q121,0532022
2025-Q421,9982022
2025-Q321,7162022
2025-Q222,0532022
2025-Q121,8032022
2024-Q422,2722022
2024-Q322,1952022
2024-Q222,4412022
2024-Q122,0992022
2023-Q422,7782022
2023-Q322,6682022
2023-Q222,8392022
2023-Q122,4892022
2022-Q422,6982022
2022-Q322,4342022
2022-Q222,2802022
2022-Q121,8992022
2021-Q421,3992017
2021-Q320,7872017
2021-Q220,7772017
2021-Q120,1462017
2020-Q420,8232017
2020-Q320,4302017
2020-Q220,8482017
2020-Q122,4202017
2019-Q423,5262017
2019-Q323,1702017
2019-Q223,9172017
2019-Q122,8792017

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 44,095 · 2023
2017: 38,5682018: 39,1712019: 35,7372020: 38,7712021: 37,0682022: 39,5292023: 44,095
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202344,095
202239,529
202137,068
202038,771
201935,737
201839,171
201738,568

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,875 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,2242019-Q2: 3,2492019-Q3: 3,2842019-Q4: 3,3272020-Q1: 3,2712020-Q2: 3,2672020-Q3: 3,2912020-Q4: 3,3322021-Q1: 3,3432021-Q2: 3,3772021-Q3: 3,4042021-Q4: 3,4752022-Q1: 3,5582022-Q2: 3,6142022-Q3: 3,6802022-Q4: 3,7362023-Q1: 3,7332023-Q2: 3,7532023-Q3: 3,7952023-Q4: 3,7782024-Q1: 3,7302024-Q2: 3,7592024-Q3: 3,7632024-Q4: 3,8062025-Q1: 3,7712025-Q2: 3,8222025-Q3: 3,8542025-Q4: 3,8842026-Q1: 3,875NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,8752022
2025-Q43,8842022
2025-Q33,8542022
2025-Q23,8222022
2025-Q13,7712022
2024-Q43,8062022
2024-Q33,7632022
2024-Q23,7592022
2024-Q13,7302022
2023-Q43,7782022
2023-Q33,7952022
2023-Q23,7532022
2023-Q13,7332022
2022-Q43,7362022
2022-Q33,6802022
2022-Q23,6142022
2022-Q13,5582022
2021-Q43,4752017
2021-Q33,4042017
2021-Q23,3772017
2021-Q13,3432017
2020-Q43,3322017
2020-Q33,2912017
2020-Q23,2672017
2020-Q13,2712017
2019-Q43,3272017
2019-Q33,2842017
2019-Q23,2492017
2019-Q13,2242017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,701 · 2023
2017: 2,7582018: 2,7272019: 2,6852020: 2,5712021: 2,5842022: 2,7292023: 2,701
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,701
20222,729
20212,584
20202,571
20192,685
20182,727
20172,758

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $949.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $688.5 million2019-Q2: $575.8 million2019-Q3: $656.5 million2019-Q4: $667.2 million2020-Q1: $750.8 million2020-Q2: $512.9 million2020-Q3: $579.9 million2020-Q4: $714.4 million2021-Q1: $670.3 million2021-Q2: $579.8 million2021-Q3: $600.2 million2021-Q4: $739.2 million2022-Q1: $807.6 million2022-Q2: $681.7 million2022-Q3: $734.5 million2022-Q4: $796.4 million2023-Q1: $879.7 million2023-Q2: $698.7 million2023-Q3: $702.4 million2023-Q4: $786.2 million2024-Q1: $972.3 million2024-Q2: $721.6 million2024-Q3: $701.7 million2024-Q4: $860.1 million2025-Q1: $1.5 billion2025-Q2: $724.2 million2025-Q3: $719.9 million2025-Q4: $826.4 million2026-Q1: $949.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$949.8 million2022
2025-Q4$826.4 million2022
2025-Q3$719.9 million2022
2025-Q2$724.2 million2022
2025-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$860.1 million2022
2024-Q3$701.7 million2022
2024-Q2$721.6 million2022
2024-Q1$972.3 million2022
2023-Q4$786.2 million2022
2023-Q3$702.4 million2022
2023-Q2$698.7 million2022
2023-Q1$879.7 million2022
2022-Q4$796.4 million2022
2022-Q3$734.5 million2022
2022-Q2$681.7 million2022
2022-Q1$807.6 million2022
2021-Q4$739.2 million2017
2021-Q3$600.2 million2017
2021-Q2$579.8 million2017
2021-Q1$670.3 million2017
2020-Q4$714.4 million2017
2020-Q3$579.9 million2017
2020-Q2$512.9 million2017
2020-Q1$750.8 million2017
2019-Q4$667.2 million2017
2019-Q3$656.5 million2017
2019-Q2$575.8 million2017
2019-Q1$688.5 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.0 billion · 2023
2017: $4.1 billion2018: $4.6 billion2019: $4.4 billion2020: $4.8 billion2021: $5.1 billion2022: $5.3 billion2023: $6.0 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$6.0 billion
2022$5.3 billion
2021$5.1 billion
2020$4.8 billion
2019$4.4 billion
2018$4.6 billion
2017$4.1 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 Wages21,0532026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,8752026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$949.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns44,09520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,70120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census42,20520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,66920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,44620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$62.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$17.9 billion2026-Q22010-Q1–2026-Q2 · 66 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$17.7 billion2026-Q22010-Q1–2026-Q2 · 66 published

Breakdown

Industries within Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
5331Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)$62.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census21,0532026-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.