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Size of the US Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation industries

NAICS 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation 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)
$163 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Value added (GDP by industry)
$144 billion
2025 · GDP by Industry
Current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$55.8 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
1,804,012
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
100,320
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
73,647
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

How it has changed

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $54.4 billion · 2026-Q2
2009-Q1: $23.4 billion2009-Q2: $23.1 billion2009-Q3: $23.5 billion2009-Q4: $23.1 billion2010-Q1: $23.2 billion2010-Q2: $23.9 billion2010-Q3: $22.6 billion2010-Q4: $23.5 billion2011-Q1: $24.3 billion2011-Q2: $25.5 billion2011-Q3: $24.1 billion2011-Q4: $23.9 billion2012-Q1: $24.3 billion2012-Q2: $25.5 billion2012-Q3: $25.4 billion2012-Q4: $25.8 billion2013-Q1: $25.8 billion2013-Q2: $26.1 billion2013-Q3: $26.8 billion2013-Q4: $26.5 billion2014-Q1: $26.3 billion2014-Q2: $26.9 billion2014-Q3: $27.8 billion2014-Q4: $28.1 billion2015-Q1: $28.4 billion2015-Q2: $28.6 billion2015-Q3: $28.8 billion2015-Q4: $29.2 billion2016-Q1: $29.7 billion2016-Q2: $29.9 billion2016-Q3: $30.0 billion2016-Q4: $31.2 billion2017-Q1: $30.8 billion2017-Q2: $31.6 billion2017-Q3: $32.2 billion2017-Q4: $31.8 billion2018-Q1: $33.2 billion2018-Q2: $32.3 billion2018-Q3: $33.1 billion2018-Q4: $34.1 billion2019-Q1: $34.3 billion2019-Q2: $35.0 billion2019-Q3: $35.3 billion2019-Q4: $35.7 billion2020-Q1: $33.1 billion2020-Q2: $17.0 billion2020-Q3: $26.7 billion2020-Q4: $27.3 billion2021-Q1: $30.8 billion2021-Q2: $35.5 billion2021-Q3: $37.4 billion2021-Q4: $38.3 billion2022-Q1: $39.3 billion2022-Q2: $42.8 billion2022-Q3: $44.3 billion2022-Q4: $46.2 billion2023-Q1: $46.4 billion2023-Q2: $47.9 billion2023-Q3: $49.4 billion2023-Q4: $50.2 billion2024-Q1: $51.2 billion2024-Q2: $50.9 billion2024-Q3: $50.3 billion2024-Q4: $53.1 billion2025-Q1: $52.7 billion2025-Q2: $54.2 billion2025-Q3: $54.3 billion2025-Q4: $54.5 billion2026-Q1: $53.8 billion2026-Q2: $54.4 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q2$54.4 billion
2026-Q1$53.8 billion
2025-Q4$54.5 billion
2025-Q3$54.3 billion
2025-Q2$54.2 billion
2025-Q1$52.7 billion
2024-Q4$53.1 billion
2024-Q3$50.3 billion
2024-Q2$50.9 billion
2024-Q1$51.2 billion
2023-Q4$50.2 billion
2023-Q3$49.4 billion
2023-Q2$47.9 billion
2023-Q1$46.4 billion
2022-Q4$46.2 billion
2022-Q3$44.3 billion
2022-Q2$42.8 billion
2022-Q1$39.3 billion
2021-Q4$38.3 billion
2021-Q3$37.4 billion
2021-Q2$35.5 billion
2021-Q1$30.8 billion
2020-Q4$27.3 billion
2020-Q3$26.7 billion
2020-Q2$17.0 billion
2020-Q1$33.1 billion
2019-Q4$35.7 billion
2019-Q3$35.3 billion
2019-Q2$35.0 billion
2019-Q1$34.3 billion
2018-Q4$34.1 billion
2018-Q3$33.1 billion
2018-Q2$32.3 billion
2018-Q1$33.2 billion
2017-Q4$31.8 billion
2017-Q3$32.2 billion
2017-Q2$31.6 billion
2017-Q1$30.8 billion
2016-Q4$31.2 billion
2016-Q3$30.0 billion
2016-Q2$29.9 billion
2016-Q1$29.7 billion
2015-Q4$29.2 billion
2015-Q3$28.8 billion
2015-Q2$28.6 billion
2015-Q1$28.4 billion
2014-Q4$28.1 billion
2014-Q3$27.8 billion
2014-Q2$26.9 billion
2014-Q1$26.3 billion
2013-Q4$26.5 billion
2013-Q3$26.8 billion
2013-Q2$26.1 billion
2013-Q1$25.8 billion
2012-Q4$25.8 billion
2012-Q3$25.4 billion
2012-Q2$25.5 billion
2012-Q1$24.3 billion
2011-Q4$23.9 billion
2011-Q3$24.1 billion
2011-Q2$25.5 billion
2011-Q1$24.3 billion
2010-Q4$23.5 billion
2010-Q3$22.6 billion
2010-Q2$23.9 billion
2010-Q1$23.2 billion
2009-Q4$23.1 billion
2009-Q3$23.5 billion
2009-Q2$23.1 billion
2009-Q1$23.4 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rate · GDP by IndustryLatest $149 billion · 2026-Q1
2005-Q1: $54.3 billion2005-Q2: $55.2 billion2005-Q3: $55.5 billion2005-Q4: $55.5 billion2006-Q1: $56.1 billion2006-Q2: $56.6 billion2006-Q3: $56.7 billion2006-Q4: $58.4 billion2007-Q1: $60.6 billion2007-Q2: $61.6 billion2007-Q3: $62.3 billion2007-Q4: $62.9 billion2008-Q1: $62.5 billion2008-Q2: $61.7 billion2008-Q3: $61.2 billion2008-Q4: $61.5 billion2009-Q1: $59.8 billion2009-Q2: $59.0 billion2009-Q3: $60.0 billion2009-Q4: $60.1 billion2010-Q1: $62.3 billion2010-Q2: $64.7 billion2010-Q3: $65.3 billion2010-Q4: $66.0 billion2011-Q1: $66.3 billion2011-Q2: $66.6 billion2011-Q3: $64.8 billion2011-Q4: $65.1 billion2012-Q1: $68.5 billion2012-Q2: $69.6 billion2012-Q3: $70.3 billion2012-Q4: $71.7 billion2013-Q1: $72.2 billion2013-Q2: $72.4 billion2013-Q3: $73.7 billion2013-Q4: $73.7 billion2014-Q1: $74.4 billion2014-Q2: $75.5 billion2014-Q3: $77.4 billion2014-Q4: $77.9 billion2015-Q1: $78.6 billion2015-Q2: $78.8 billion2015-Q3: $80.5 billion2015-Q4: $81.5 billion2016-Q1: $82.9 billion2016-Q2: $83.5 billion2016-Q3: $84.1 billion2016-Q4: $85.2 billion2017-Q1: $84.9 billion2017-Q2: $86.6 billion2017-Q3: $88.0 billion2017-Q4: $88.3 billion2018-Q1: $90.3 billion2018-Q2: $90.8 billion2018-Q3: $91.7 billion2018-Q4: $92.9 billion2019-Q1: $92.8 billion2019-Q2: $94.6 billion2019-Q3: $97.3 billion2019-Q4: $102 billion2020-Q1: $92.2 billion2020-Q2: $43.0 billion2020-Q3: $73.8 billion2020-Q4: $74.0 billion2021-Q1: $81.9 billion2021-Q2: $96.4 billion2021-Q3: $101 billion2021-Q4: $107 billion2022-Q1: $105 billion2022-Q2: $112 billion2022-Q3: $117 billion2022-Q4: $121 billion2023-Q1: $125 billion2023-Q2: $128 billion2023-Q3: $129 billion2023-Q4: $131 billion2024-Q1: $134 billion2024-Q2: $136 billion2024-Q3: $136 billion2024-Q4: $137 billion2025-Q1: $140 billion2025-Q2: $144 billion2025-Q3: $146 billion2025-Q4: $147 billion2026-Q1: $149 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$149 billion
2025-Q4$147 billion
2025-Q3$146 billion
2025-Q2$144 billion
2025-Q1$140 billion
2024-Q4$137 billion
2024-Q3$136 billion
2024-Q2$136 billion
2024-Q1$134 billion
2023-Q4$131 billion
2023-Q3$129 billion
2023-Q2$128 billion
2023-Q1$125 billion
2022-Q4$121 billion
2022-Q3$117 billion
2022-Q2$112 billion
2022-Q1$105 billion
2021-Q4$107 billion
2021-Q3$101 billion
2021-Q2$96.4 billion
2021-Q1$81.9 billion
2020-Q4$74.0 billion
2020-Q3$73.8 billion
2020-Q2$43.0 billion
2020-Q1$92.2 billion
2019-Q4$102 billion
2019-Q3$97.3 billion
2019-Q2$94.6 billion
2019-Q1$92.8 billion
2018-Q4$92.9 billion
2018-Q3$91.7 billion
2018-Q2$90.8 billion
2018-Q1$90.3 billion
2017-Q4$88.3 billion
2017-Q3$88.0 billion
2017-Q2$86.6 billion
2017-Q1$84.9 billion
2016-Q4$85.2 billion
2016-Q3$84.1 billion
2016-Q2$83.5 billion
2016-Q1$82.9 billion
2015-Q4$81.5 billion
2015-Q3$80.5 billion
2015-Q2$78.8 billion
2015-Q1$78.6 billion
2014-Q4$77.9 billion
2014-Q3$77.4 billion
2014-Q2$75.5 billion
2014-Q1$74.4 billion
2013-Q4$73.7 billion
2013-Q3$73.7 billion
2013-Q2$72.4 billion
2013-Q1$72.2 billion
2012-Q4$71.7 billion
2012-Q3$70.3 billion
2012-Q2$69.6 billion
2012-Q1$68.5 billion
2011-Q4$65.1 billion
2011-Q3$64.8 billion
2011-Q2$66.6 billion
2011-Q1$66.3 billion
2010-Q4$66.0 billion
2010-Q3$65.3 billion
2010-Q2$64.7 billion
2010-Q1$62.3 billion
2009-Q4$60.1 billion
2009-Q3$60.0 billion
2009-Q2$59.0 billion
2009-Q1$59.8 billion
2008-Q4$61.5 billion
2008-Q3$61.2 billion
2008-Q2$61.7 billion
2008-Q1$62.5 billion
2007-Q4$62.9 billion
2007-Q3$62.3 billion
2007-Q2$61.6 billion
2007-Q1$60.6 billion
2006-Q4$58.4 billion
2006-Q3$56.7 billion
2006-Q2$56.6 billion
2006-Q1$56.1 billion
2005-Q4$55.5 billion
2005-Q3$55.5 billion
2005-Q2$55.2 billion
2005-Q1$54.3 billion

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP by Industry · Current dollars · Agency label: Amusements, gambling, and recreation industries

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,804,012 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,608,4562019-Q2: 1,977,4552019-Q3: 1,762,5312019-Q4: 1,641,0882020-Q1: 1,608,2752020-Q2: 1,150,4642020-Q3: 1,279,2412020-Q4: 1,164,4452021-Q1: 1,220,8332021-Q2: 1,668,4282021-Q3: 1,560,8082021-Q4: 1,452,6292022-Q1: 1,478,2402022-Q2: 1,879,5832022-Q3: 1,703,2352022-Q4: 1,588,9182023-Q1: 1,617,3902023-Q2: 2,031,8292023-Q3: 1,818,3692023-Q4: 1,687,7792024-Q1: 1,715,8872024-Q2: 2,107,9142024-Q3: 1,882,1002024-Q4: 1,751,9682025-Q1: 1,766,4422025-Q2: 2,154,4242025-Q3: 1,922,9672025-Q4: 1,798,9242026-Q1: 1,804,012NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,804,0122022
2025-Q41,798,9242022
2025-Q31,922,9672022
2025-Q22,154,4242022
2025-Q11,766,4422022
2024-Q41,751,9682022
2024-Q31,882,1002022
2024-Q22,107,9142022
2024-Q11,715,8872022
2023-Q41,687,7792022
2023-Q31,818,3692022
2023-Q22,031,8292022
2023-Q11,617,3902022
2022-Q41,588,9182022
2022-Q31,703,2352022
2022-Q21,879,5832022
2022-Q11,478,2402022
2021-Q41,452,6292017
2021-Q31,560,8082017
2021-Q21,668,4282017
2021-Q11,220,8332017
2020-Q41,164,4452017
2020-Q31,279,2412017
2020-Q21,150,4642017
2020-Q11,608,2752017
2019-Q41,641,0882017
2019-Q31,762,5312017
2019-Q21,977,4552017
2019-Q11,608,4562017

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 1,794,693 · 2023
2017: 1,706,2412018: 1,752,9372019: 1,801,3142020: 1,804,8572021: 1,396,6072022: 1,670,1572023: 1,794,693
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20231,794,693
20221,670,157
20211,396,607
20201,804,857
20191,801,314
20181,752,937
20171,706,241

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 100,320 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 85,2032019-Q2: 86,3772019-Q3: 87,3262019-Q4: 88,0942020-Q1: 88,4462020-Q2: 87,8882020-Q3: 88,3952020-Q4: 88,8842021-Q1: 88,0142021-Q2: 88,9952021-Q3: 90,0982021-Q4: 90,8542022-Q1: 91,3172022-Q2: 92,3982022-Q3: 93,5272022-Q4: 94,2262023-Q1: 94,8472023-Q2: 95,1842023-Q3: 95,9052023-Q4: 96,4652024-Q1: 96,2682024-Q2: 97,0552024-Q3: 97,5572024-Q4: 98,1752025-Q1: 97,7312025-Q2: 98,5632025-Q3: 99,1042025-Q4: 99,9482026-Q1: 100,320NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1100,3202022
2025-Q499,9482022
2025-Q399,1042022
2025-Q298,5632022
2025-Q197,7312022
2024-Q498,1752022
2024-Q397,5572022
2024-Q297,0552022
2024-Q196,2682022
2023-Q496,4652022
2023-Q395,9052022
2023-Q295,1842022
2023-Q194,8472022
2022-Q494,2262022
2022-Q393,5272022
2022-Q292,3982022
2022-Q191,3172022
2021-Q490,8542017
2021-Q390,0982017
2021-Q288,9952017
2021-Q188,0142017
2020-Q488,8842017
2020-Q388,3952017
2020-Q287,8882017
2020-Q188,4462017
2019-Q488,0942017
2019-Q387,3262017
2019-Q286,3772017
2019-Q185,2032017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 89,540 · 2023
2017: 81,4972018: 82,8832019: 84,8552020: 84,2622021: 84,5532022: 87,4622023: 89,540
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202389,540
202287,462
202184,553
202084,262
201984,855
201882,883
201781,497

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $14.9 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $9.3 billion2019-Q2: $10.2 billion2019-Q3: $10.9 billion2019-Q4: $10.6 billion2020-Q1: $9.8 billion2020-Q2: $6.0 billion2020-Q3: $8.2 billion2020-Q4: $9.0 billion2021-Q1: $7.4 billion2021-Q2: $9.6 billion2021-Q3: $11.2 billion2021-Q4: $11.4 billion2022-Q1: $10.1 billion2022-Q2: $11.8 billion2022-Q3: $13.4 billion2022-Q4: $12.5 billion2023-Q1: $12.2 billion2023-Q2: $13.2 billion2023-Q3: $14.1 billion2023-Q4: $13.6 billion2024-Q1: $13.3 billion2024-Q2: $14.1 billion2024-Q3: $15.1 billion2024-Q4: $14.7 billion2025-Q1: $14.2 billion2025-Q2: $15.1 billion2025-Q3: $16.3 billion2025-Q4: $15.7 billion2026-Q1: $14.9 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$14.9 billion2022
2025-Q4$15.7 billion2022
2025-Q3$16.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$15.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$14.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$14.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$15.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$14.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$13.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$13.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$14.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$13.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$12.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$12.5 billion2022
2022-Q3$13.4 billion2022
2022-Q2$11.8 billion2022
2022-Q1$10.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$11.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$11.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$9.6 billion2017
2021-Q1$7.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$9.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$8.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$6.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$9.8 billion2017
2019-Q4$10.6 billion2017
2019-Q3$10.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$10.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$9.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $51.2 billion · 2023
2017: $35.9 billion2018: $37.5 billion2019: $40.1 billion2020: $33.2 billion2021: $39.4 billion2022: $46.5 billion2023: $51.2 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$51.2 billion
2022$46.5 billion
2021$39.4 billion
2020$33.2 billion
2019$40.1 billion
2018$37.5 billion
2017$35.9 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
Value added (GDP by industry)Current dollarsGDP by Industry$144 billion20251997–2025 · 29 published
Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rateCurrent dollarsGDP by Industry$149 billion2026-Q12005-Q1–2026-Q1 · 85 published
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,804,0122026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages100,3202026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$14.9 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$51.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,794,69320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns89,54020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$44.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,828,67120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census86,41720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census73,64720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$163 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$55.8 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$54.4 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published

Breakdown

Industries within Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
7131Amusement Parks and Arcades$25.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census223,8872026-Q1 · QCEW
7132Gambling Industries$36.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census131,3422026-Q1 · QCEW
7139Other Amusement and Recreation Industries$100.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census1,448,7832026-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.