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Size of the US Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining industry

NAICS 331410, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining. 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)
$12.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
7,932
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
205
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
81
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$743.4 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,932 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8,3992019-Q2: 8,4382019-Q3: 8,4612019-Q4: 8,3842020-Q1: 8,3152020-Q2: 7,9132020-Q3: 7,7492020-Q4: 7,5362021-Q1: 7,2682021-Q2: 7,2952021-Q3: 7,2112021-Q4: 7,3942022-Q1: 7,4972022-Q2: 7,6982022-Q3: 7,8542022-Q4: 7,9572023-Q1: 7,8392023-Q2: 7,9852023-Q3: 7,9692023-Q4: 7,9832024-Q1: 8,1132024-Q2: 8,0812024-Q3: 8,0872024-Q4: 7,9582025-Q1: 8,0222025-Q2: 8,0202025-Q3: 7,9202025-Q4: 7,9382026-Q1: 7,932NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,9322022
2025-Q47,9382022
2025-Q37,9202022
2025-Q28,0202022
2025-Q18,0222022
2024-Q47,9582022
2024-Q38,0872022
2024-Q28,0812022
2024-Q18,1132022
2023-Q47,9832022
2023-Q37,9692022
2023-Q27,9852022
2023-Q17,8392022
2022-Q47,9572022
2022-Q37,8542022
2022-Q27,6982022
2022-Q17,4972022
2021-Q47,3942017
2021-Q37,2112017
2021-Q27,2952017
2021-Q17,2682017
2020-Q47,5362017
2020-Q37,7492017
2020-Q27,9132017
2020-Q18,3152017
2019-Q48,3842017
2019-Q38,4612017
2019-Q28,4382017
2019-Q18,3992017

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 8,755 · 2023
2017: 7,9082018: 7,8802019: 8,0932020: 8,0182021: 7,3152022: 7,5972023: 8,755
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PeriodValue
20238,755
20227,597
20217,315
20208,018
20198,093
20187,880
20177,908

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 205 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1282019-Q2: 1292019-Q3: 1282019-Q4: 1322020-Q1: 1292020-Q2: 1332020-Q3: 1342020-Q4: 1382021-Q1: 1382021-Q2: 1432021-Q3: 1492021-Q4: 1512022-Q1: 1582022-Q2: 1582022-Q3: 1602022-Q4: 1622023-Q1: 1632023-Q2: 1672023-Q3: 1662023-Q4: 1652024-Q1: 1692024-Q2: 1772024-Q3: 1772024-Q4: 1762025-Q1: 1792025-Q2: 1762025-Q3: 1822025-Q4: 1922026-Q1: 205NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12052022
2025-Q41922022
2025-Q31822022
2025-Q21762022
2025-Q11792022
2024-Q41762022
2024-Q31772022
2024-Q21772022
2024-Q11692022
2023-Q41652022
2023-Q31662022
2023-Q21672022
2023-Q11632022
2022-Q41622022
2022-Q31602022
2022-Q21582022
2022-Q11582022
2021-Q41512017
2021-Q31492017
2021-Q21432017
2021-Q11382017
2020-Q41382017
2020-Q31342017
2020-Q21332017
2020-Q11292017
2019-Q41322017
2019-Q31282017
2019-Q21292017
2019-Q11282017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 112 · 2023
2017: 1462018: 1352019: 1332020: 1252021: 1282022: 1152023: 112
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PeriodValue
2023112
2022115
2021128
2020125
2019133
2018135
2017146

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $231.3 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $180.4 million2019-Q2: $161.5 million2019-Q3: $167.5 million2019-Q4: $169.1 million2020-Q1: $187.5 million2020-Q2: $159.4 million2020-Q3: $151.6 million2020-Q4: $165.8 million2021-Q1: $162.3 million2021-Q2: $149.2 million2021-Q3: $152.9 million2021-Q4: $166.2 million2022-Q1: $176.6 million2022-Q2: $163.9 million2022-Q3: $180.6 million2022-Q4: $175.9 million2023-Q1: $204.7 million2023-Q2: $179.2 million2023-Q3: $180.7 million2023-Q4: $185.9 million2024-Q1: $223.8 million2024-Q2: $193.5 million2024-Q3: $195.3 million2024-Q4: $196.5 million2025-Q1: $226.1 million2025-Q2: $194.2 million2025-Q3: $197.8 million2025-Q4: $202.6 million2026-Q1: $231.3 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$231.3 million2022
2025-Q4$202.6 million2022
2025-Q3$197.8 million2022
2025-Q2$194.2 million2022
2025-Q1$226.1 million2022
2024-Q4$196.5 million2022
2024-Q3$195.3 million2022
2024-Q2$193.5 million2022
2024-Q1$223.8 million2022
2023-Q4$185.9 million2022
2023-Q3$180.7 million2022
2023-Q2$179.2 million2022
2023-Q1$204.7 million2022
2022-Q4$175.9 million2022
2022-Q3$180.6 million2022
2022-Q2$163.9 million2022
2022-Q1$176.6 million2022
2021-Q4$166.2 million2017
2021-Q3$152.9 million2017
2021-Q2$149.2 million2017
2021-Q1$162.3 million2017
2020-Q4$165.8 million2017
2020-Q3$151.6 million2017
2020-Q2$159.4 million2017
2020-Q1$187.5 million2017
2019-Q4$169.1 million2017
2019-Q3$167.5 million2017
2019-Q2$161.5 million2017
2019-Q1$180.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $743.4 million · 2023
2017: $546.6 million2018: $592.1 million2019: $598.9 million2020: $556.1 million2021: $559.3 million2022: $618.2 million2023: $743.4 million
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PeriodValue
2023$743.4 million
2022$618.2 million
2021$559.3 million
2020$556.1 million
2019$598.9 million
2018$592.1 million
2017$546.6 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 Wages7,9322026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2052026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$231.3 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$743.4 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns8,75520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns11220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$631.8 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census7,92020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census9620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census8120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$12.3 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.