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Size of the US Apparel Knitting Mills industry

NAICS 3151, Apparel Knitting Mills. 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)
$1.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
5,571
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
251
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
222
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$289.9 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,571 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9,9702019-Q2: 9,8342019-Q3: 9,6372019-Q4: 9,4452020-Q1: 9,1672020-Q2: 7,8612020-Q3: 7,8752020-Q4: 7,8312021-Q1: 7,7512021-Q2: 7,7232021-Q3: 7,6542021-Q4: 7,7272022-Q1: 7,7522022-Q2: 7,7862022-Q3: 7,5652022-Q4: 7,4522023-Q1: 7,1082023-Q2: 7,0292023-Q3: 6,8932023-Q4: 6,5462024-Q1: 6,1022024-Q2: 6,0022024-Q3: 5,8752024-Q4: 5,9332025-Q1: 5,9432025-Q2: 5,9342025-Q3: 5,7472025-Q4: 5,6612026-Q1: 5,571NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,5712022
2025-Q45,6612022
2025-Q35,7472022
2025-Q25,9342022
2025-Q15,9432022
2024-Q45,9332022
2024-Q35,8752022
2024-Q26,0022022
2024-Q16,1022022
2023-Q46,5462022
2023-Q36,8932022
2023-Q27,0292022
2023-Q17,1082022
2022-Q47,4522022
2022-Q37,5652022
2022-Q27,7862022
2022-Q17,7522022
2021-Q47,7272017
2021-Q37,6542017
2021-Q27,7232017
2021-Q17,7512017
2020-Q47,8312017
2020-Q37,8752017
2020-Q27,8612017
2020-Q19,1672017
2019-Q49,4452017
2019-Q39,6372017
2019-Q29,8342017
2019-Q19,9702017

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 7,656 · 2023
2017: 11,2402018: 10,7382019: 10,3902020: 9,3822021: 8,1902022: 8,9152023: 7,656
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PeriodValue
20237,656
20228,915
20218,190
20209,382
201910,390
201810,738
201711,240

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 251 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2682019-Q2: 2682019-Q3: 2652019-Q4: 2622020-Q1: 2602020-Q2: 2542020-Q3: 2502020-Q4: 2492021-Q1: 2382021-Q2: 2362021-Q3: 2412021-Q4: 2422022-Q1: 2442022-Q2: 2492022-Q3: 2562022-Q4: 2592023-Q1: 2612023-Q2: 2662023-Q3: 2692023-Q4: 2702024-Q1: 2652024-Q2: 2592024-Q3: 2672024-Q4: 2672025-Q1: 2462025-Q2: 2442025-Q3: 2422025-Q4: 2412026-Q1: 251NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12512022
2025-Q42412022
2025-Q32422022
2025-Q22442022
2025-Q12462022
2024-Q42672022
2024-Q32672022
2024-Q22592022
2024-Q12652022
2023-Q42702022
2023-Q32692022
2023-Q22662022
2023-Q12612022
2022-Q42592022
2022-Q32562022
2022-Q22492022
2022-Q12442022
2021-Q42422017
2021-Q32412017
2021-Q22362017
2021-Q12382017
2020-Q42492017
2020-Q32502017
2020-Q22542017
2020-Q12602017
2019-Q42622017
2019-Q32652017
2019-Q22682017
2019-Q12682017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 178 · 2023
2017: 2252018: 2162019: 2132020: 2002021: 1932022: 1962023: 178
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PeriodValue
2023178
2022196
2021193
2020200
2019213
2018216
2017225

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $108.1 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $85.5 million2019-Q2: $86.7 million2019-Q3: $88.0 million2019-Q4: $89.7 million2020-Q1: $80.1 million2020-Q2: $61.0 million2020-Q3: $69.9 million2020-Q4: $82.9 million2021-Q1: $66.1 million2021-Q2: $73.4 million2021-Q3: $77.3 million2021-Q4: $90.4 million2022-Q1: $76.1 million2022-Q2: $81.2 million2022-Q3: $82.5 million2022-Q4: $88.8 million2023-Q1: $77.3 million2023-Q2: $78.1 million2023-Q3: $76.0 million2023-Q4: $80.9 million2024-Q1: $67.3 million2024-Q2: $70.6 million2024-Q3: $66.9 million2024-Q4: $76.6 million2025-Q1: $80.3 million2025-Q2: $81.4 million2025-Q3: $77.8 million2025-Q4: $93.1 million2026-Q1: $108.1 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$108.1 million2022
2025-Q4$93.1 million2022
2025-Q3$77.8 million2022
2025-Q2$81.4 million2022
2025-Q1$80.3 million2022
2024-Q4$76.6 million2022
2024-Q3$66.9 million2022
2024-Q2$70.6 million2022
2024-Q1$67.3 million2022
2023-Q4$80.9 million2022
2023-Q3$76.0 million2022
2023-Q2$78.1 million2022
2023-Q1$77.3 million2022
2022-Q4$88.8 million2022
2022-Q3$82.5 million2022
2022-Q2$81.2 million2022
2022-Q1$76.1 million2022
2021-Q4$90.4 million2017
2021-Q3$77.3 million2017
2021-Q2$73.4 million2017
2021-Q1$66.1 million2017
2020-Q4$82.9 million2017
2020-Q3$69.9 million2017
2020-Q2$61.0 million2017
2020-Q1$80.1 million2017
2019-Q4$89.7 million2017
2019-Q3$88.0 million2017
2019-Q2$86.7 million2017
2019-Q1$85.5 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $289.9 million · 2023
2017: $331.3 million2018: $333.9 million2019: $325.6 million2020: $274.3 million2021: $286.0 million2022: $333.0 million2023: $289.9 million
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PeriodValue
2023$289.9 million
2022$333.0 million
2021$286.0 million
2020$274.3 million
2019$325.6 million
2018$333.9 million
2017$331.3 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 Wages5,5712026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2512026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$108.1 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$289.9 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns7,65620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns17820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$313.4 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census8,78620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census22820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census22220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$1.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Apparel Knitting Mills

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
31511Hosiery and Sock Mills$924.4 millionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census5,5212023 · CBP
31512Apparel Knitting Mills$1.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census5,5712026-Q1 · QCEW
31519Other Apparel Knitting Mills$265.7 millionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census2,1352023 · 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.