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Size of the US Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations industry

NAICS 81393, Labor Unions and Similar Labor 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

Employment
104,677
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
12,615
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Annual payroll
$6.9 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 104,677 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 109,9902019-Q2: 114,1622019-Q3: 109,1192019-Q4: 114,7032020-Q1: 106,5062020-Q2: 97,4632020-Q3: 98,4862020-Q4: 103,6362021-Q1: 99,8062021-Q2: 104,5002021-Q3: 101,1162021-Q4: 106,5552022-Q1: 103,0832022-Q2: 107,6042022-Q3: 104,8452022-Q4: 108,1172023-Q1: 106,4302023-Q2: 108,8372023-Q3: 104,2162023-Q4: 110,0022024-Q1: 106,7002024-Q2: 109,9782024-Q3: 107,3532024-Q4: 109,9782025-Q1: 106,2132025-Q2: 109,2702025-Q3: 104,7162025-Q4: 109,4222026-Q1: 104,677NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1104,6772022
2025-Q4109,4222022
2025-Q3104,7162022
2025-Q2109,2702022
2025-Q1106,2132022
2024-Q4109,9782022
2024-Q3107,3532022
2024-Q2109,9782022
2024-Q1106,7002022
2023-Q4110,0022022
2023-Q3104,2162022
2023-Q2108,8372022
2023-Q1106,4302022
2022-Q4108,1172022
2022-Q3104,8452022
2022-Q2107,6042022
2022-Q1103,0832022
2021-Q4106,5552017
2021-Q3101,1162017
2021-Q2104,5002017
2021-Q199,8062017
2020-Q4103,6362017
2020-Q398,4862017
2020-Q297,4632017
2020-Q1106,5062017
2019-Q4114,7032017
2019-Q3109,1192017
2019-Q2114,1622017
2019-Q1109,9902017

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 136,752 · 2023
2017: 144,7822018: 145,9432019: 143,2752020: 138,0882021: 126,5302022: 131,5832023: 136,752
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PeriodValue
2023136,752
2022131,583
2021126,530
2020138,088
2019143,275
2018145,943
2017144,782

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 12,615 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 13,2812019-Q2: 13,2882019-Q3: 13,2592019-Q4: 13,2172020-Q1: 13,1552020-Q2: 13,1332020-Q3: 13,1092020-Q4: 13,0702021-Q1: 12,9982021-Q2: 12,9852021-Q3: 12,9862021-Q4: 12,9912022-Q1: 12,9652022-Q2: 12,9642022-Q3: 13,0202022-Q4: 13,0062023-Q1: 12,9462023-Q2: 12,9392023-Q3: 12,9352023-Q4: 12,9182024-Q1: 12,8432024-Q2: 12,8272024-Q3: 12,8012024-Q4: 12,7762025-Q1: 12,6882025-Q2: 12,6622025-Q3: 12,6412025-Q4: 12,6582026-Q1: 12,615NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q112,6152022
2025-Q412,6582022
2025-Q312,6412022
2025-Q212,6622022
2025-Q112,6882022
2024-Q412,7762022
2024-Q312,8012022
2024-Q212,8272022
2024-Q112,8432022
2023-Q412,9182022
2023-Q312,9352022
2023-Q212,9392022
2023-Q112,9462022
2022-Q413,0062022
2022-Q313,0202022
2022-Q212,9642022
2022-Q112,9652022
2021-Q412,9912017
2021-Q312,9862017
2021-Q212,9852017
2021-Q112,9982017
2020-Q413,0702017
2020-Q313,1092017
2020-Q213,1332017
2020-Q113,1552017
2019-Q413,2172017
2019-Q313,2592017
2019-Q213,2882017
2019-Q113,2812017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 12,813 · 2023
2017: 13,9232018: 13,6652019: 13,3402020: 13,0002021: 13,0272022: 12,7632023: 12,813
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PeriodValue
202312,813
202212,763
202113,027
202013,000
201913,340
201813,665
201713,923

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.6 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.3 billion2019-Q2: $1.3 billion2019-Q3: $1.3 billion2019-Q4: $1.4 billion2020-Q1: $1.3 billion2020-Q2: $1.2 billion2020-Q3: $1.3 billion2020-Q4: $1.4 billion2021-Q1: $1.3 billion2021-Q2: $1.3 billion2021-Q3: $1.3 billion2021-Q4: $1.4 billion2022-Q1: $1.3 billion2022-Q2: $1.4 billion2022-Q3: $1.5 billion2022-Q4: $1.5 billion2023-Q1: $1.5 billion2023-Q2: $1.5 billion2023-Q3: $1.5 billion2023-Q4: $1.6 billion2024-Q1: $1.5 billion2024-Q2: $1.5 billion2024-Q3: $1.6 billion2024-Q4: $1.7 billion2025-Q1: $1.6 billion2025-Q2: $1.6 billion2025-Q3: $1.7 billion2025-Q4: $1.8 billion2026-Q1: $1.6 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.9 billion · 2023
2017: $5.7 billion2018: $5.9 billion2019: $6.1 billion2020: $6.1 billion2021: $6.2 billion2022: $6.6 billion2023: $6.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$6.9 billion
2022$6.6 billion
2021$6.2 billion
2020$6.1 billion
2019$6.1 billion
2018$5.9 billion
2017$5.7 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 Wages104,6772026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages12,6152026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.6 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.9 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns136,75220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns12,81320232017–2023 · 7 published

Breakdown

Industries within Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
813930Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations—104,6772026-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.