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Size of the US Iron Foundries industry

NAICS 331511, Iron Foundries. 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)
$11.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
31,747
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
354
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
214
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 31,747 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 37,6962019-Q2: 37,5212019-Q3: 36,4022019-Q4: 35,5682020-Q1: 34,6482020-Q2: 31,8372020-Q3: 31,5382020-Q4: 32,0792021-Q1: 32,2382021-Q2: 32,6662021-Q3: 32,1862021-Q4: 33,3162022-Q1: 33,5082022-Q2: 34,1382022-Q3: 33,6252022-Q4: 34,1132023-Q1: 33,7602023-Q2: 34,1612023-Q3: 33,5152023-Q4: 33,2842024-Q1: 33,3922024-Q2: 33,3822024-Q3: 32,7062024-Q4: 32,2882025-Q1: 32,2242025-Q2: 32,3532025-Q3: 31,8012025-Q4: 32,0452026-Q1: 31,747NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q131,7472022
2025-Q432,0452022
2025-Q331,8012022
2025-Q232,3532022
2025-Q132,2242022
2024-Q432,2882022
2024-Q332,7062022
2024-Q233,3822022
2024-Q133,3922022
2023-Q433,2842022
2023-Q333,5152022
2023-Q234,1612022
2023-Q133,7602022
2022-Q434,1132022
2022-Q333,6252022
2022-Q234,1382022
2022-Q133,5082022
2021-Q433,3162017
2021-Q332,1862017
2021-Q232,6662017
2021-Q132,2382017
2020-Q432,0792017
2020-Q331,5382017
2020-Q231,8372017
2020-Q134,6482017
2019-Q435,5682017
2019-Q336,4022017
2019-Q237,5212017
2019-Q137,6962017

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 32,020 · 2023
2017: 32,7382018: 34,2902019: 35,1532020: 32,8742021: 30,4272022: 32,4062023: 32,020
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PeriodValue
202332,020
202232,406
202130,427
202032,874
201935,153
201834,290
201732,738

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 354 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3972019-Q2: 3972019-Q3: 3972019-Q4: 3942020-Q1: 3782020-Q2: 3752020-Q3: 3782020-Q4: 3812021-Q1: 3752021-Q2: 3712021-Q3: 3692021-Q4: 3732022-Q1: 3642022-Q2: 3642022-Q3: 3662022-Q4: 3722023-Q1: 3682023-Q2: 3672023-Q3: 3692023-Q4: 3662024-Q1: 3682024-Q2: 3702024-Q3: 3742024-Q4: 3702025-Q1: 3642025-Q2: 3632025-Q3: 3652025-Q4: 3582026-Q1: 354NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13542022
2025-Q43582022
2025-Q33652022
2025-Q23632022
2025-Q13642022
2024-Q43702022
2024-Q33742022
2024-Q23702022
2024-Q13682022
2023-Q43662022
2023-Q33692022
2023-Q23672022
2023-Q13682022
2022-Q43722022
2022-Q33662022
2022-Q23642022
2022-Q13642022
2021-Q43732017
2021-Q33692017
2021-Q23712017
2021-Q13752017
2020-Q43812017
2020-Q33782017
2020-Q23752017
2020-Q13782017
2019-Q43942017
2019-Q33972017
2019-Q23972017
2019-Q13972017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 269 · 2023
2017: 3462018: 3202019: 3052020: 2982021: 2892022: 2862023: 269
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PeriodValue
2023269
2022286
2021289
2020298
2019305
2018320
2017346

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $861.6 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $622.9 million2019-Q2: $591.2 million2019-Q3: $547.8 million2019-Q4: $566.1 million2020-Q1: $578.2 million2020-Q2: $441.9 million2020-Q3: $476.8 million2020-Q4: $556.0 million2021-Q1: $538.6 million2021-Q2: $551.8 million2021-Q3: $555.4 million2021-Q4: $621.6 million2022-Q1: $602.3 million2022-Q2: $620.0 million2022-Q3: $627.7 million2022-Q4: $678.8 million2023-Q1: $719.7 million2023-Q2: $682.4 million2023-Q3: $622.2 million2023-Q4: $687.4 million2024-Q1: $768.9 million2024-Q2: $687.7 million2024-Q3: $646.9 million2024-Q4: $693.7 million2025-Q1: $799.6 million2025-Q2: $714.4 million2025-Q3: $687.0 million2025-Q4: $755.3 million2026-Q1: $861.6 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$861.6 million2022
2025-Q4$755.3 million2022
2025-Q3$687.0 million2022
2025-Q2$714.4 million2022
2025-Q1$799.6 million2022
2024-Q4$693.7 million2022
2024-Q3$646.9 million2022
2024-Q2$687.7 million2022
2024-Q1$768.9 million2022
2023-Q4$687.4 million2022
2023-Q3$622.2 million2022
2023-Q2$682.4 million2022
2023-Q1$719.7 million2022
2022-Q4$678.8 million2022
2022-Q3$627.7 million2022
2022-Q2$620.0 million2022
2022-Q1$602.3 million2022
2021-Q4$621.6 million2017
2021-Q3$555.4 million2017
2021-Q2$551.8 million2017
2021-Q1$538.6 million2017
2020-Q4$556.0 million2017
2020-Q3$476.8 million2017
2020-Q2$441.9 million2017
2020-Q1$578.2 million2017
2019-Q4$566.1 million2017
2019-Q3$547.8 million2017
2019-Q2$591.2 million2017
2019-Q1$622.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.3 billion · 2023
2017: $1.9 billion2018: $2.2 billion2019: $2.1 billion2020: $1.8 billion2021: $2.0 billion2022: $2.3 billion2023: $2.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.3 billion
2022$2.3 billion
2021$2.0 billion
2020$1.8 billion
2019$2.1 billion
2018$2.2 billion
2017$1.9 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 Wages31,7472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3542026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$861.6 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns32,02020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns26920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census32,38920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census25920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census21420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$11.9 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.