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Size of the US Meat Processed from Carcasses industry

NAICS 311612, Meat Processed from Carcasses. 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)
$81.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
150,387
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,006
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,395
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$8.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 150,387 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 133,2692019-Q2: 133,8112019-Q3: 134,7052019-Q4: 136,5392020-Q1: 136,6772020-Q2: 134,6012020-Q3: 137,3002020-Q4: 141,0832021-Q1: 140,6852021-Q2: 137,5912021-Q3: 138,0062021-Q4: 143,2862022-Q1: 145,7452022-Q2: 146,6942022-Q3: 148,2402022-Q4: 150,8752023-Q1: 150,1492023-Q2: 150,2242023-Q3: 150,7102023-Q4: 152,3872024-Q1: 151,4562024-Q2: 151,9232024-Q3: 152,8062024-Q4: 154,0512025-Q1: 153,6122025-Q2: 152,4442025-Q3: 152,4632025-Q4: 154,0562026-Q1: 150,387NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1150,3872022
2025-Q4154,0562022
2025-Q3152,4632022
2025-Q2152,4442022
2025-Q1153,6122022
2024-Q4154,0512022
2024-Q3152,8062022
2024-Q2151,9232022
2024-Q1151,4562022
2023-Q4152,3872022
2023-Q3150,7102022
2023-Q2150,2242022
2023-Q1150,1492022
2022-Q4150,8752022
2022-Q3148,2402022
2022-Q2146,6942022
2022-Q1145,7452022
2021-Q4143,2862017
2021-Q3138,0062017
2021-Q2137,5912017
2021-Q1140,6852017
2020-Q4141,0832017
2020-Q3137,3002017
2020-Q2134,6012017
2020-Q1136,6772017
2019-Q4136,5392017
2019-Q3134,7052017
2019-Q2133,8112017
2019-Q1133,2692017

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 146,308 · 2023
2017: 110,9782018: 113,4432019: 113,5082020: 121,1952021: 127,0152022: 130,4942023: 146,308
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PeriodValue
2023146,308
2022130,494
2021127,015
2020121,195
2019113,508
2018113,443
2017110,978

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,006 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,6642019-Q2: 1,6662019-Q3: 1,6632019-Q4: 1,6722020-Q1: 1,6742020-Q2: 1,6772020-Q3: 1,7082020-Q4: 1,7242021-Q1: 1,7432021-Q2: 1,7532021-Q3: 1,7812021-Q4: 1,8122022-Q1: 1,8492022-Q2: 1,8642022-Q3: 1,8892022-Q4: 1,9062023-Q1: 1,9432023-Q2: 1,9532023-Q3: 1,9542023-Q4: 1,9772024-Q1: 1,9712024-Q2: 1,9682024-Q3: 1,9702024-Q4: 1,9722025-Q1: 1,9652025-Q2: 1,9562025-Q3: 1,9792025-Q4: 1,9852026-Q1: 2,006NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,0062022
2025-Q41,9852022
2025-Q31,9792022
2025-Q21,9562022
2025-Q11,9652022
2024-Q41,9722022
2024-Q31,9702022
2024-Q21,9682022
2024-Q11,9712022
2023-Q41,9772022
2023-Q31,9542022
2023-Q21,9532022
2023-Q11,9432022
2022-Q41,9062022
2022-Q31,8892022
2022-Q21,8642022
2022-Q11,8492022
2021-Q41,8122017
2021-Q31,7812017
2021-Q21,7532017
2021-Q11,7432017
2020-Q41,7242017
2020-Q31,7082017
2020-Q21,6772017
2020-Q11,6742017
2019-Q41,6722017
2019-Q31,6632017
2019-Q21,6662017
2019-Q11,6642017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,703 · 2023
2017: 1,3582018: 1,3912019: 1,4412020: 1,4232021: 1,4952022: 1,6362023: 1,703
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PeriodValue
20231,703
20221,636
20211,495
20201,423
20191,441
20181,391
20171,358

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.6 billion2019-Q2: $1.6 billion2019-Q3: $1.6 billion2019-Q4: $1.7 billion2020-Q1: $1.7 billion2020-Q2: $1.7 billion2020-Q3: $1.8 billion2020-Q4: $2.1 billion2021-Q1: $1.7 billion2021-Q2: $1.8 billion2021-Q3: $1.9 billion2021-Q4: $2.2 billion2022-Q1: $2.0 billion2022-Q2: $2.0 billion2022-Q3: $2.2 billion2022-Q4: $2.3 billion2023-Q1: $2.2 billion2023-Q2: $2.1 billion2023-Q3: $2.1 billion2023-Q4: $2.3 billion2024-Q1: $2.3 billion2024-Q2: $2.2 billion2024-Q3: $2.2 billion2024-Q4: $2.4 billion2025-Q1: $2.3 billion2025-Q2: $2.2 billion2025-Q3: $2.3 billion2025-Q4: $2.5 billion2026-Q1: $2.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.2 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.8 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.6 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $8.1 billion · 2023
2017: $4.8 billion2018: $5.0 billion2019: $5.2 billion2020: $6.1 billion2021: $6.4 billion2022: $7.2 billion2023: $8.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$8.1 billion
2022$7.2 billion
2021$6.4 billion
2020$6.1 billion
2019$5.2 billion
2018$5.0 billion
2017$4.8 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 Wages150,3872026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,0062026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$8.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns146,30820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,70320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$7.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census140,85020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,62320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,39520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$81.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 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.