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Size of the US Printing Ink Manufacturing industry

NAICS 32591, Printing Ink Manufacturing. 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)
$4.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
7,231
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
447
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
182
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$677.4 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,231 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8,2872019-Q2: 8,1442019-Q3: 7,9202019-Q4: 7,7902020-Q1: 7,5982020-Q2: 7,3412020-Q3: 7,1312020-Q4: 7,2262021-Q1: 7,1752021-Q2: 7,1272021-Q3: 7,0812021-Q4: 7,2422022-Q1: 7,4682022-Q2: 7,3652022-Q3: 7,5432022-Q4: 7,5512023-Q1: 7,4712023-Q2: 7,4112023-Q3: 7,4202023-Q4: 7,4552024-Q1: 7,3242024-Q2: 7,3352024-Q3: 7,1952024-Q4: 7,3122025-Q1: 7,3332025-Q2: 7,3852025-Q3: 7,3552025-Q4: 7,3472026-Q1: 7,231NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,2312022
2025-Q47,3472022
2025-Q37,3552022
2025-Q27,3852022
2025-Q17,3332022
2024-Q47,3122022
2024-Q37,1952022
2024-Q27,3352022
2024-Q17,3242022
2023-Q47,4552022
2023-Q37,4202022
2023-Q27,4112022
2023-Q17,4712022
2022-Q47,5512022
2022-Q37,5432022
2022-Q27,3652022
2022-Q17,4682022
2021-Q47,2422017
2021-Q37,0812017
2021-Q27,1272017
2021-Q17,1752017
2020-Q47,2262017
2020-Q37,1312017
2020-Q27,3412017
2020-Q17,5982017
2019-Q47,7902017
2019-Q37,9202017
2019-Q28,1442017
2019-Q18,2872017

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 9,170 · 2023
2017: 10,9622018: 10,2422019: 9,9652020: 9,6072021: 8,8762022: 9,1392023: 9,170
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PeriodValue
20239,170
20229,139
20218,876
20209,607
20199,965
201810,242
201710,962

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 447 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4542019-Q2: 4502019-Q3: 4432019-Q4: 4432020-Q1: 4472020-Q2: 4442020-Q3: 4472020-Q4: 4522021-Q1: 4442021-Q2: 4422021-Q3: 4382021-Q4: 4422022-Q1: 4472022-Q2: 4462022-Q3: 4492022-Q4: 4492023-Q1: 4412023-Q2: 4412023-Q3: 4412023-Q4: 4422024-Q1: 4532024-Q2: 4482024-Q3: 4402024-Q4: 4432025-Q1: 4462025-Q2: 4432025-Q3: 4412025-Q4: 4412026-Q1: 447NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14472022
2025-Q44412022
2025-Q34412022
2025-Q24432022
2025-Q14462022
2024-Q44432022
2024-Q34402022
2024-Q24482022
2024-Q14532022
2023-Q44422022
2023-Q34412022
2023-Q24412022
2023-Q14412022
2022-Q44492022
2022-Q34492022
2022-Q24462022
2022-Q14472022
2021-Q44422017
2021-Q34382017
2021-Q24422017
2021-Q14442017
2020-Q44522017
2020-Q34472017
2020-Q24442017
2020-Q14472017
2019-Q44432017
2019-Q34432017
2019-Q24502017
2019-Q14542017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 306 · 2023
2017: 3422018: 3192019: 3072020: 2962021: 2982022: 3012023: 306
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PeriodValue
2023306
2022301
2021298
2020296
2019307
2018319
2017342

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $158.3 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $147.8 million2019-Q2: $146.7 million2019-Q3: $136.5 million2019-Q4: $140.7 million2020-Q1: $140.6 million2020-Q2: $129.1 million2020-Q3: $123.1 million2020-Q4: $140.1 million2021-Q1: $136.9 million2021-Q2: $132.3 million2021-Q3: $127.8 million2021-Q4: $143.2 million2022-Q1: $140.0 million2022-Q2: $147.3 million2022-Q3: $143.5 million2022-Q4: $146.3 million2023-Q1: $147.5 million2023-Q2: $145.1 million2023-Q3: $138.1 million2023-Q4: $149.0 million2024-Q1: $155.4 million2024-Q2: $146.1 million2024-Q3: $140.2 million2024-Q4: $151.2 million2025-Q1: $166.2 million2025-Q2: $151.5 million2025-Q3: $146.9 million2025-Q4: $156.0 million2026-Q1: $158.3 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$158.3 million2022
2025-Q4$156.0 million2022
2025-Q3$146.9 million2022
2025-Q2$151.5 million2022
2025-Q1$166.2 million2022
2024-Q4$151.2 million2022
2024-Q3$140.2 million2022
2024-Q2$146.1 million2022
2024-Q1$155.4 million2022
2023-Q4$149.0 million2022
2023-Q3$138.1 million2022
2023-Q2$145.1 million2022
2023-Q1$147.5 million2022
2022-Q4$146.3 million2022
2022-Q3$143.5 million2022
2022-Q2$147.3 million2022
2022-Q1$140.0 million2022
2021-Q4$143.2 million2017
2021-Q3$127.8 million2017
2021-Q2$132.3 million2017
2021-Q1$136.9 million2017
2020-Q4$140.1 million2017
2020-Q3$123.1 million2017
2020-Q2$129.1 million2017
2020-Q1$140.6 million2017
2019-Q4$140.7 million2017
2019-Q3$136.5 million2017
2019-Q2$146.7 million2017
2019-Q1$147.8 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $677.4 million · 2023
2017: $701.3 million2018: $688.8 million2019: $656.8 million2020: $630.3 million2021: $632.5 million2022: $653.8 million2023: $677.4 million
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PeriodValue
2023$677.4 million
2022$653.8 million
2021$632.5 million
2020$630.3 million
2019$656.8 million
2018$688.8 million
2017$701.3 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 Wages7,2312026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$158.3 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$677.4 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns9,17020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns30620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$633.5 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census8,96020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census32420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census18220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$4.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Printing Ink Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
325910Printing Ink Manufacturing$4.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census7,2312026-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.