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Size of the US Other Metal Ore Mining industry

NAICS 21229, Other Metal Ore Mining. 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)
$2.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
4,826
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
163
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
21
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$431.0 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,826 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4,0012019-Q2: 4,1512019-Q3: 4,1432019-Q4: 4,1562020-Q1: 4,0482020-Q2: 3,9422020-Q3: 3,9182020-Q4: 3,9362021-Q1: 4,1532021-Q2: 4,0222021-Q3: 4,0722021-Q4: 4,3902022-Q1: 4,5472022-Q2: 4,4722022-Q3: 4,4782022-Q4: 4,5052023-Q1: 4,4472023-Q2: 4,4812023-Q3: 4,5652023-Q4: 4,6032024-Q1: 4,6032024-Q2: 4,7142024-Q3: 4,8342024-Q4: 4,4212025-Q1: 4,6462025-Q2: 4,6322025-Q3: 4,6752025-Q4: 4,8282026-Q1: 4,826NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,8262022
2025-Q44,8282022
2025-Q34,6752022
2025-Q24,6322022
2025-Q14,6462022
2024-Q44,4212022
2024-Q34,8342022
2024-Q24,7142022
2024-Q14,6032022
2023-Q44,6032022
2023-Q34,5652022
2023-Q24,4812022
2023-Q14,4472022
2022-Q44,5052022
2022-Q34,4782022
2022-Q24,4722022
2022-Q14,5472022
2021-Q44,3902017
2021-Q34,0722017
2021-Q24,0222017
2021-Q14,1532017
2020-Q43,9362017
2020-Q33,9182017
2020-Q23,9422017
2020-Q14,0482017
2019-Q44,1562017
2019-Q34,1432017
2019-Q24,1512017
2019-Q14,0012017

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 3,719 · 2023
2017: 3,1002018: 2,7132019: 2,9762020: 3,4922021: 3,2792022: 3,3872023: 3,719
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PeriodValue
20233,719
20223,387
20213,279
20203,492
20192,976
20182,713
20173,100

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 163 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 742019-Q2: 782019-Q3: 772019-Q4: 782020-Q1: 782020-Q2: 762020-Q3: 792020-Q4: 792021-Q1: 3132021-Q2: 1522021-Q3: 1652021-Q4: 3352022-Q1: 3772022-Q2: 3822022-Q3: 3812022-Q4: 3832023-Q1: 1502023-Q2: 1492023-Q3: 1502023-Q4: 1492024-Q1: 1412024-Q2: 1452024-Q3: 1402024-Q4: 1442025-Q1: 1412025-Q2: 1432025-Q3: 1502025-Q4: 1582026-Q1: 163NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11632022
2025-Q41582022
2025-Q31502022
2025-Q21432022
2025-Q11412022
2024-Q41442022
2024-Q31402022
2024-Q21452022
2024-Q11412022
2023-Q41492022
2023-Q31502022
2023-Q21492022
2023-Q11502022
2022-Q43832022
2022-Q33812022
2022-Q23822022
2022-Q13772022
2021-Q43352017
2021-Q31652017
2021-Q21522017
2021-Q13132017
2020-Q4792017
2020-Q3792017
2020-Q2762017
2020-Q1782017
2019-Q4782017
2019-Q3772017
2019-Q2782017
2019-Q1742017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 58 · 2023
2017: 392018: 432019: 452020: 472021: 502022: 552023: 58
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PeriodValue
202358
202255
202150
202047
201945
201843
201739

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $193.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $103.3 million2019-Q2: $93.5 million2019-Q3: $94.2 million2019-Q4: $94.2 million2020-Q1: $108.4 million2020-Q2: $89.9 million2020-Q3: $89.4 million2020-Q4: $91.1 million2021-Q1: $122.5 million2021-Q2: $107.6 million2021-Q3: $97.4 million2021-Q4: $108.6 million2022-Q1: $142.3 million2022-Q2: $124.4 million2022-Q3: $114.6 million2022-Q4: $115.4 million2023-Q1: $146.1 million2023-Q2: $114.6 million2023-Q3: $123.7 million2023-Q4: $123.8 million2024-Q1: $152.7 million2024-Q2: $127.6 million2024-Q3: $136.2 million2024-Q4: $142.4 million2025-Q1: $149.5 million2025-Q2: $133.1 million2025-Q3: $140.5 million2025-Q4: $138.3 million2026-Q1: $193.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$193.9 million2022
2025-Q4$138.3 million2022
2025-Q3$140.5 million2022
2025-Q2$133.1 million2022
2025-Q1$149.5 million2022
2024-Q4$142.4 million2022
2024-Q3$136.2 million2022
2024-Q2$127.6 million2022
2024-Q1$152.7 million2022
2023-Q4$123.8 million2022
2023-Q3$123.7 million2022
2023-Q2$114.6 million2022
2023-Q1$146.1 million2022
2022-Q4$115.4 million2022
2022-Q3$114.6 million2022
2022-Q2$124.4 million2022
2022-Q1$142.3 million2022
2021-Q4$108.6 million2017
2021-Q3$97.4 million2017
2021-Q2$107.6 million2017
2021-Q1$122.5 million2017
2020-Q4$91.1 million2017
2020-Q3$89.4 million2017
2020-Q2$89.9 million2017
2020-Q1$108.4 million2017
2019-Q4$94.2 million2017
2019-Q3$94.2 million2017
2019-Q2$93.5 million2017
2019-Q1$103.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $431.0 million · 2023
2017: $260.6 million2018: $246.8 million2019: $271.6 million2020: $332.2 million2021: $370.8 million2022: $419.4 million2023: $431.0 million
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PeriodValue
2023$431.0 million
2022$419.4 million
2021$370.8 million
2020$332.2 million
2019$271.6 million
2018$246.8 million
2017$260.6 million

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 Wages4,8262026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1632026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$193.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$431.0 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns3,71920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$349.0 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census3,46320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$2.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Metal Ore Mining

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
212290Other Metal Ore Mining$2.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census4,8262026-Q1 · QCEW
212291Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining—3142023 · CBP
212299All Other Metal Ore Mining—3,4052023 · CBP

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.