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Size of the US Sports and Recreation Instruction industry

NAICS 61162, Sports and Recreation Instruction. 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)
$11.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
189,342
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
22,644
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
19,703
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 189,342 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 139,6092019-Q2: 155,0102019-Q3: 139,1232019-Q4: 140,9422020-Q1: 137,5962020-Q2: 93,9382020-Q3: 104,3162020-Q4: 105,8812021-Q1: 117,3682021-Q2: 140,7092021-Q3: 132,3382021-Q4: 138,9272022-Q1: 146,3402022-Q2: 166,2432022-Q3: 152,8682022-Q4: 156,1682023-Q1: 166,0872023-Q2: 186,4012023-Q3: 168,5402023-Q4: 171,1022024-Q1: 178,2692024-Q2: 195,3872024-Q3: 176,9412024-Q4: 181,6022025-Q1: 187,4552025-Q2: 204,7432025-Q3: 183,6702025-Q4: 188,2812026-Q1: 189,342NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1189,3422022
2025-Q4188,2812022
2025-Q3183,6702022
2025-Q2204,7432022
2025-Q1187,4552022
2024-Q4181,6022022
2024-Q3176,9412022
2024-Q2195,3872022
2024-Q1178,2692022
2023-Q4171,1022022
2023-Q3168,5402022
2023-Q2186,4012022
2023-Q1166,0872022
2022-Q4156,1682022
2022-Q3152,8682022
2022-Q2166,2432022
2022-Q1146,3402022
2021-Q4138,9272017
2021-Q3132,3382017
2021-Q2140,7092017
2021-Q1117,3682017
2020-Q4105,8812017
2020-Q3104,3162017
2020-Q293,9382017
2020-Q1137,5962017
2019-Q4140,9422017
2019-Q3139,1232017
2019-Q2155,0102017
2019-Q1139,6092017

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 176,751 · 2023
2017: 130,8412018: 138,3962019: 144,2862020: 145,3412021: 126,5492022: 159,3812023: 176,751
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PeriodValue
2023176,751
2022159,381
2021126,549
2020145,341
2019144,286
2018138,396
2017130,841

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 22,644 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 17,2882019-Q2: 17,5042019-Q3: 17,6412019-Q4: 17,7652020-Q1: 17,9312020-Q2: 17,9362020-Q3: 18,1102020-Q4: 18,2592021-Q1: 18,1012021-Q2: 18,3232021-Q3: 18,6572021-Q4: 18,9132022-Q1: 19,0612022-Q2: 19,4012022-Q3: 19,6802022-Q4: 19,8532023-Q1: 20,1452023-Q2: 20,4102023-Q3: 20,6952023-Q4: 20,8662024-Q1: 21,1012024-Q2: 21,3742024-Q3: 21,6312024-Q4: 21,7642025-Q1: 21,7822025-Q2: 22,0312025-Q3: 22,2902025-Q4: 22,4702026-Q1: 22,644NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q122,6442022
2025-Q422,4702022
2025-Q322,2902022
2025-Q222,0312022
2025-Q121,7822022
2024-Q421,7642022
2024-Q321,6312022
2024-Q221,3742022
2024-Q121,1012022
2023-Q420,8662022
2023-Q320,6952022
2023-Q220,4102022
2023-Q120,1452022
2022-Q419,8532022
2022-Q319,6802022
2022-Q219,4012022
2022-Q119,0612022
2021-Q418,9132017
2021-Q318,6572017
2021-Q218,3232017
2021-Q118,1012017
2020-Q418,2592017
2020-Q318,1102017
2020-Q217,9362017
2020-Q117,9312017
2019-Q417,7652017
2019-Q317,6412017
2019-Q217,5042017
2019-Q117,2882017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 20,916 · 2023
2017: 16,9422018: 17,6092019: 18,0012020: 18,2702021: 18,7332022: 19,6582023: 20,916
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PeriodValue
202320,916
202219,658
202118,733
202018,270
201918,001
201817,609
201716,942

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $623.1 million2019-Q2: $677.5 million2019-Q3: $727.5 million2019-Q4: $720.5 million2020-Q1: $652.4 million2020-Q2: $444.6 million2020-Q3: $560.7 million2020-Q4: $609.9 million2021-Q1: $565.6 million2021-Q2: $680.9 million2021-Q3: $792.3 million2021-Q4: $838.1 million2022-Q1: $749.9 million2022-Q2: $848.1 million2022-Q3: $975.3 million2022-Q4: $948.1 million2023-Q1: $912.6 million2023-Q2: $984.8 million2023-Q3: $1.0 billion2023-Q4: $1.0 billion2024-Q1: $1.0 billion2024-Q2: $1.1 billion2024-Q3: $1.1 billion2024-Q4: $1.1 billion2025-Q1: $1.1 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.2 billion2025-Q4: $1.2 billion2026-Q1: $1.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q2$984.8 million2022
2023-Q1$912.6 million2022
2022-Q4$948.1 million2022
2022-Q3$975.3 million2022
2022-Q2$848.1 million2022
2022-Q1$749.9 million2022
2021-Q4$838.1 million2017
2021-Q3$792.3 million2017
2021-Q2$680.9 million2017
2021-Q1$565.6 million2017
2020-Q4$609.9 million2017
2020-Q3$560.7 million2017
2020-Q2$444.6 million2017
2020-Q1$652.4 million2017
2019-Q4$720.5 million2017
2019-Q3$727.5 million2017
2019-Q2$677.5 million2017
2019-Q1$623.1 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.0 billion · 2023
2017: $2.4 billion2018: $2.6 billion2019: $2.7 billion2020: $2.3 billion2021: $3.1 billion2022: $3.8 billion2023: $4.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.0 billion
2022$3.8 billion
2021$3.1 billion
2020$2.3 billion
2019$2.7 billion
2018$2.6 billion
2017$2.4 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 Wages189,3422026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages22,6442026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns176,75120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns20,91620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census172,23320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census20,62720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census19,70320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$11.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Sports and Recreation Instruction

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
611620Sports and Recreation Instruction$11.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census189,3422026-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.