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Size of the US Iron and Steel Forging industry

NAICS 332111, Iron and Steel Forging. 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)
$7.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
19,491
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
514
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
155
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 19,491 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 23,4212019-Q2: 23,3042019-Q3: 22,7802019-Q4: 22,3942020-Q1: 21,6372020-Q2: 19,5522020-Q3: 19,1092020-Q4: 19,1932021-Q1: 19,0782021-Q2: 19,1462021-Q3: 19,1572021-Q4: 19,4592022-Q1: 19,3602022-Q2: 19,3052022-Q3: 19,7132022-Q4: 20,1692023-Q1: 20,4622023-Q2: 20,8542023-Q3: 20,7872023-Q4: 20,7662024-Q1: 20,4982024-Q2: 20,3832024-Q3: 19,9662024-Q4: 19,7512025-Q1: 19,3932025-Q2: 19,3722025-Q3: 19,3822025-Q4: 19,3192026-Q1: 19,491NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q119,4912022
2025-Q419,3192022
2025-Q319,3822022
2025-Q219,3722022
2025-Q119,3932022
2024-Q419,7512022
2024-Q319,9662022
2024-Q220,3832022
2024-Q120,4982022
2023-Q420,7662022
2023-Q320,7872022
2023-Q220,8542022
2023-Q120,4622022
2022-Q420,1692022
2022-Q319,7132022
2022-Q219,3052022
2022-Q119,3602022
2021-Q419,4592017
2021-Q319,1572017
2021-Q219,1462017
2021-Q119,0782017
2020-Q419,1932017
2020-Q319,1092017
2020-Q219,5522017
2020-Q121,6372017
2019-Q422,3942017
2019-Q322,7802017
2019-Q223,3042017
2019-Q123,4212017

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 17,126 · 2023
2017: 19,6812018: 20,8962019: 21,3322020: 20,8292021: 18,8862022: 16,3392023: 17,126
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PeriodValue
202317,126
202216,339
202118,886
202020,829
201921,332
201820,896
201719,681

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 514 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4782019-Q2: 4772019-Q3: 4742019-Q4: 4772020-Q1: 4742020-Q2: 4752020-Q3: 4742020-Q4: 4782021-Q1: 4922021-Q2: 4952021-Q3: 5012021-Q4: 5092022-Q1: 5022022-Q2: 5022022-Q3: 5072022-Q4: 5082023-Q1: 5102023-Q2: 5062023-Q3: 5112023-Q4: 5152024-Q1: 5102024-Q2: 5122024-Q3: 5142024-Q4: 5152025-Q1: 5062025-Q2: 5102025-Q3: 5152025-Q4: 5122026-Q1: 514NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15142022
2025-Q45122022
2025-Q35152022
2025-Q25102022
2025-Q15062022
2024-Q45152022
2024-Q35142022
2024-Q25122022
2024-Q15102022
2023-Q45152022
2023-Q35112022
2023-Q25062022
2023-Q15102022
2022-Q45082022
2022-Q35072022
2022-Q25022022
2022-Q15022022
2021-Q45092017
2021-Q35012017
2021-Q24952017
2021-Q14922017
2020-Q44782017
2020-Q34742017
2020-Q24752017
2020-Q14742017
2019-Q44772017
2019-Q34742017
2019-Q24772017
2019-Q14782017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 283 · 2023
2017: 3762018: 3752019: 3662020: 3552021: 3582022: 2532023: 283
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PeriodValue
2023283
2022253
2021358
2020355
2019366
2018375
2017376

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $449.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $404.3 million2019-Q2: $383.5 million2019-Q3: $372.4 million2019-Q4: $388.1 million2020-Q1: $372.6 million2020-Q2: $286.8 million2020-Q3: $308.6 million2020-Q4: $348.4 million2021-Q1: $299.8 million2021-Q2: $311.5 million2021-Q3: $335.2 million2021-Q4: $364.7 million2022-Q1: $333.7 million2022-Q2: $340.4 million2022-Q3: $369.1 million2022-Q4: $399.5 million2023-Q1: $391.7 million2023-Q2: $381.5 million2023-Q3: $382.6 million2023-Q4: $420.5 million2024-Q1: $408.4 million2024-Q2: $382.0 million2024-Q3: $377.7 million2024-Q4: $414.2 million2025-Q1: $397.2 million2025-Q2: $384.7 million2025-Q3: $387.6 million2025-Q4: $428.7 million2026-Q1: $449.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$449.4 million2022
2025-Q4$428.7 million2022
2025-Q3$387.6 million2022
2025-Q2$384.7 million2022
2025-Q1$397.2 million2022
2024-Q4$414.2 million2022
2024-Q3$377.7 million2022
2024-Q2$382.0 million2022
2024-Q1$408.4 million2022
2023-Q4$420.5 million2022
2023-Q3$382.6 million2022
2023-Q2$381.5 million2022
2023-Q1$391.7 million2022
2022-Q4$399.5 million2022
2022-Q3$369.1 million2022
2022-Q2$340.4 million2022
2022-Q1$333.7 million2022
2021-Q4$364.7 million2017
2021-Q3$335.2 million2017
2021-Q2$311.5 million2017
2021-Q1$299.8 million2017
2020-Q4$348.4 million2017
2020-Q3$308.6 million2017
2020-Q2$286.8 million2017
2020-Q1$372.6 million2017
2019-Q4$388.1 million2017
2019-Q3$372.4 million2017
2019-Q2$383.5 million2017
2019-Q1$404.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.3 billion · 2023
2017: $1.2 billion2018: $1.3 billion2019: $1.3 billion2020: $1.2 billion2021: $1.1 billion2022: $1.1 billion2023: $1.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.3 billion
2022$1.1 billion
2021$1.1 billion
2020$1.2 billion
2019$1.3 billion
2018$1.3 billion
2017$1.2 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 Wages19,4912026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5142026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$449.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns17,12620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns28320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census15,33920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census19920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census15520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$7.2 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.