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Size of the US Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining industry

NAICS 212323, Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals 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)
$1.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
5,734
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
176
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
74
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,734 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 6,0232022-Q2: 6,0832022-Q3: 6,2432022-Q4: 6,2072023-Q1: 6,1772023-Q2: 6,2802023-Q3: 6,1762023-Q4: 6,0642024-Q1: 6,0982024-Q2: 6,3152024-Q3: 6,2122024-Q4: 6,3042025-Q1: 6,2522025-Q2: 6,1672025-Q3: 5,9882025-Q4: 5,9782026-Q1: 5,734
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q15,734
2025-Q45,978
2025-Q35,988
2025-Q26,167
2025-Q16,252
2024-Q46,304
2024-Q36,212
2024-Q26,315
2024-Q16,098
2023-Q46,064
2023-Q36,176
2023-Q26,280
2023-Q16,177
2022-Q46,207
2022-Q36,243
2022-Q26,083
2022-Q16,023

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 176 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 1852022-Q2: 1842022-Q3: 1842022-Q4: 1862023-Q1: 1882023-Q2: 1892023-Q3: 1882023-Q4: 1882024-Q1: 1842024-Q2: 1852024-Q3: 1852024-Q4: 1842025-Q1: 1842025-Q2: 1852025-Q3: 1762025-Q4: 1762026-Q1: 176
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1176
2025-Q4176
2025-Q3176
2025-Q2185
2025-Q1184
2024-Q4184
2024-Q3185
2024-Q2185
2024-Q1184
2023-Q4188
2023-Q3188
2023-Q2189
2023-Q1188
2022-Q4186
2022-Q3184
2022-Q2184
2022-Q1185

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $139.7 million · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $131.4 million2022-Q2: $112.5 million2022-Q3: $127.3 million2022-Q4: $123.3 million2023-Q1: $180.5 million2023-Q2: $121.9 million2023-Q3: $122.6 million2023-Q4: $130.3 million2024-Q1: $163.2 million2024-Q2: $126.5 million2024-Q3: $168.5 million2024-Q4: $136.4 million2025-Q1: $159.6 million2025-Q2: $125.7 million2025-Q3: $124.6 million2025-Q4: $132.1 million2026-Q1: $139.7 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$139.7 million
2025-Q4$132.1 million
2025-Q3$124.6 million
2025-Q2$125.7 million
2025-Q1$159.6 million
2024-Q4$136.4 million
2024-Q3$168.5 million
2024-Q2$126.5 million
2024-Q1$163.2 million
2023-Q4$130.3 million
2023-Q3$122.6 million
2023-Q2$121.9 million
2023-Q1$180.5 million
2022-Q4$123.3 million
2022-Q3$127.3 million
2022-Q2$112.5 million
2022-Q1$131.4 million

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,7342026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1762026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$139.7 million2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$267.3 million20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census4,12020222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census11520222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census7420222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$1.6 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

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.