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Size of the US Professional Organizations industry

NAICS 81392, Professional Organizations. 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)
$22.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
86,780
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
12,597
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
6,306
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$8.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 86,780 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 86,7362019-Q2: 89,3242019-Q3: 86,0862019-Q4: 87,4472020-Q1: 86,7002020-Q2: 86,8642020-Q3: 84,2102020-Q4: 85,3382021-Q1: 84,7462021-Q2: 86,9702021-Q3: 84,9122021-Q4: 86,5602022-Q1: 85,2122022-Q2: 87,7372022-Q3: 85,9392022-Q4: 87,5162023-Q1: 87,6202023-Q2: 89,5442023-Q3: 86,9862023-Q4: 87,8902024-Q1: 89,5202024-Q2: 91,6382024-Q3: 89,2112024-Q4: 90,3012025-Q1: 88,9972025-Q2: 91,4962025-Q3: 88,0862025-Q4: 88,7222026-Q1: 86,780NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q186,7802022
2025-Q488,7222022
2025-Q388,0862022
2025-Q291,4962022
2025-Q188,9972022
2024-Q490,3012022
2024-Q389,2112022
2024-Q291,6382022
2024-Q189,5202022
2023-Q487,8902022
2023-Q386,9862022
2023-Q289,5442022
2023-Q187,6202022
2022-Q487,5162022
2022-Q385,9392022
2022-Q287,7372022
2022-Q185,2122022
2021-Q486,5602017
2021-Q384,9122017
2021-Q286,9702017
2021-Q184,7462017
2020-Q485,3382017
2020-Q384,2102017
2020-Q286,8642017
2020-Q186,7002017
2019-Q487,4472017
2019-Q386,0862017
2019-Q289,3242017
2019-Q186,7362017

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 86,514 · 2023
2017: 90,7402018: 88,3512019: 87,6842020: 86,7802021: 81,8292022: 87,0592023: 86,514
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PeriodValue
202386,514
202287,059
202181,829
202086,780
201987,684
201888,351
201790,740

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 12,597 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8,7912019-Q2: 8,8642019-Q3: 8,9412019-Q4: 9,0142020-Q1: 9,0102020-Q2: 9,0962020-Q3: 9,2572020-Q4: 9,3842021-Q1: 9,5412021-Q2: 9,7372021-Q3: 9,9682021-Q4: 10,1882022-Q1: 10,4822022-Q2: 10,7652022-Q3: 11,0342022-Q4: 11,2612023-Q1: 11,5162023-Q2: 11,5862023-Q3: 11,7122023-Q4: 11,8272024-Q1: 11,9872024-Q2: 12,1432024-Q3: 12,2712024-Q4: 12,3722025-Q1: 12,3382025-Q2: 12,4292025-Q3: 12,5112025-Q4: 12,5482026-Q1: 12,597NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q112,5972022
2025-Q412,5482022
2025-Q312,5112022
2025-Q212,4292022
2025-Q112,3382022
2024-Q412,3722022
2024-Q312,2712022
2024-Q212,1432022
2024-Q111,9872022
2023-Q411,8272022
2023-Q311,7122022
2023-Q211,5862022
2023-Q111,5162022
2022-Q411,2612022
2022-Q311,0342022
2022-Q210,7652022
2022-Q110,4822022
2021-Q410,1882017
2021-Q39,9682017
2021-Q29,7372017
2021-Q19,5412017
2020-Q49,3842017
2020-Q39,2572017
2020-Q29,0962017
2020-Q19,0102017
2019-Q49,0142017
2019-Q38,9412017
2019-Q28,8642017
2019-Q18,7912017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 6,529 · 2023
2017: 6,9452018: 7,3952019: 6,8092020: 6,7822021: 6,5592022: 6,5902023: 6,529
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PeriodValue
20236,529
20226,590
20216,559
20206,782
20196,809
20187,395
20176,945

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.1 billion2019-Q2: $2.0 billion2019-Q3: $1.9 billion2019-Q4: $2.0 billion2020-Q1: $2.2 billion2020-Q2: $2.0 billion2020-Q3: $1.9 billion2020-Q4: $2.1 billion2021-Q1: $2.2 billion2021-Q2: $2.0 billion2021-Q3: $2.0 billion2021-Q4: $2.2 billion2022-Q1: $2.3 billion2022-Q2: $2.1 billion2022-Q3: $2.2 billion2022-Q4: $2.2 billion2023-Q1: $2.5 billion2023-Q2: $2.2 billion2023-Q3: $2.2 billion2023-Q4: $2.3 billion2024-Q1: $2.7 billion2024-Q2: $2.5 billion2024-Q3: $2.4 billion2024-Q4: $2.5 billion2025-Q1: $2.7 billion2025-Q2: $2.6 billion2025-Q3: $2.5 billion2025-Q4: $2.6 billion2026-Q1: $2.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.5 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.2 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.1 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $8.8 billion · 2023
2017: $7.4 billion2018: $7.3 billion2019: $7.5 billion2020: $7.6 billion2021: $7.7 billion2022: $8.5 billion2023: $8.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$8.8 billion
2022$8.5 billion
2021$7.7 billion
2020$7.6 billion
2019$7.5 billion
2018$7.3 billion
2017$7.4 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 Wages86,7802026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages12,5972026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$8.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns86,51420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns6,52920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$8.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census85,59920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census6,60920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census6,30620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$22.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Professional Organizations

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
813920Professional Organizations$22.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census86,7802026-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.