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Size of the US Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) industry

NAICS 331492, Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum). 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)
$8.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
9,821
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
260
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
143
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$751.3 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 9,821 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 10,5392019-Q2: 10,4862019-Q3: 10,3972019-Q4: 10,6252020-Q1: 10,5072020-Q2: 9,3222020-Q3: 9,3672020-Q4: 9,4282021-Q1: 9,6332021-Q2: 9,5682021-Q3: 9,6462021-Q4: 9,8192022-Q1: 9,9152022-Q2: 9,9212022-Q3: 10,1772022-Q4: 10,2712023-Q1: 10,4092023-Q2: 10,4052023-Q3: 10,5292023-Q4: 10,4652024-Q1: 10,2602024-Q2: 10,3582024-Q3: 10,3732024-Q4: 10,3842025-Q1: 9,8772025-Q2: 9,8672025-Q3: 9,8172025-Q4: 9,9122026-Q1: 9,821NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q19,8212022
2025-Q49,9122022
2025-Q39,8172022
2025-Q29,8672022
2025-Q19,8772022
2024-Q410,3842022
2024-Q310,3732022
2024-Q210,3582022
2024-Q110,2602022
2023-Q410,4652022
2023-Q310,5292022
2023-Q210,4052022
2023-Q110,4092022
2022-Q410,2712022
2022-Q310,1772022
2022-Q29,9212022
2022-Q19,9152022
2021-Q49,8192017
2021-Q39,6462017
2021-Q29,5682017
2021-Q19,6332017
2020-Q49,4282017
2020-Q39,3672017
2020-Q29,3222017
2020-Q110,5072017
2019-Q410,6252017
2019-Q310,3972017
2019-Q210,4862017
2019-Q110,5392017

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 9,490 · 2023
2017: 9,3052018: 9,2442019: 9,8132020: 9,6472021: 8,6492022: 9,1462023: 9,490
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PeriodValue
20239,490
20229,146
20218,649
20209,647
20199,813
20189,244
20179,305

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 260 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2562019-Q2: 2582019-Q3: 2542019-Q4: 2562020-Q1: 2542020-Q2: 2572020-Q3: 2692020-Q4: 2652021-Q1: 2642021-Q2: 2602021-Q3: 2602021-Q4: 2612022-Q1: 2622022-Q2: 2622022-Q3: 2642022-Q4: 2682023-Q1: 2692023-Q2: 2692023-Q3: 2672023-Q4: 2652024-Q1: 2642024-Q2: 2642024-Q3: 2672024-Q4: 2652025-Q1: 2642025-Q2: 2632025-Q3: 2652025-Q4: 2642026-Q1: 260NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12602022
2025-Q42642022
2025-Q32652022
2025-Q22632022
2025-Q12642022
2024-Q42652022
2024-Q32672022
2024-Q22642022
2024-Q12642022
2023-Q42652022
2023-Q32672022
2023-Q22692022
2023-Q12692022
2022-Q42682022
2022-Q32642022
2022-Q22622022
2022-Q12622022
2021-Q42612017
2021-Q32602017
2021-Q22602017
2021-Q12642017
2020-Q42652017
2020-Q32692017
2020-Q22572017
2020-Q12542017
2019-Q42562017
2019-Q32542017
2019-Q22582017
2019-Q12562017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 187 · 2023
2017: 2202018: 2162019: 2052020: 1972021: 1932022: 1852023: 187
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PeriodValue
2023187
2022185
2021193
2020197
2019205
2018216
2017220

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $244.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $196.9 million2019-Q2: $172.0 million2019-Q3: $174.0 million2019-Q4: $186.5 million2020-Q1: $199.2 million2020-Q2: $153.5 million2020-Q3: $158.9 million2020-Q4: $181.5 million2021-Q1: $177.6 million2021-Q2: $169.0 million2021-Q3: $176.3 million2021-Q4: $208.6 million2022-Q1: $214.8 million2022-Q2: $190.0 million2022-Q3: $199.1 million2022-Q4: $214.8 million2023-Q1: $224.3 million2023-Q2: $207.5 million2023-Q3: $202.3 million2023-Q4: $227.4 million2024-Q1: $234.7 million2024-Q2: $214.5 million2024-Q3: $207.8 million2024-Q4: $237.7 million2025-Q1: $232.1 million2025-Q2: $217.0 million2025-Q3: $210.7 million2025-Q4: $239.8 million2026-Q1: $244.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$244.9 million2022
2025-Q4$239.8 million2022
2025-Q3$210.7 million2022
2025-Q2$217.0 million2022
2025-Q1$232.1 million2022
2024-Q4$237.7 million2022
2024-Q3$207.8 million2022
2024-Q2$214.5 million2022
2024-Q1$234.7 million2022
2023-Q4$227.4 million2022
2023-Q3$202.3 million2022
2023-Q2$207.5 million2022
2023-Q1$224.3 million2022
2022-Q4$214.8 million2022
2022-Q3$199.1 million2022
2022-Q2$190.0 million2022
2022-Q1$214.8 million2022
2021-Q4$208.6 million2017
2021-Q3$176.3 million2017
2021-Q2$169.0 million2017
2021-Q1$177.6 million2017
2020-Q4$181.5 million2017
2020-Q3$158.9 million2017
2020-Q2$153.5 million2017
2020-Q1$199.2 million2017
2019-Q4$186.5 million2017
2019-Q3$174.0 million2017
2019-Q2$172.0 million2017
2019-Q1$196.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $751.3 million · 2023
2017: $558.0 million2018: $594.3 million2019: $625.4 million2020: $623.0 million2021: $637.4 million2022: $716.2 million2023: $751.3 million
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PeriodValue
2023$751.3 million
2022$716.2 million
2021$637.4 million
2020$623.0 million
2019$625.4 million
2018$594.3 million
2017$558.0 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 Wages9,8212026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2602026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$244.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$751.3 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns9,49020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns18720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$682.7 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census9,09320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census17120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census14320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$8.6 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.