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Size of the US Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3322, Cutlery and Handtool 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)
$11.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
31,008
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,316
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
901
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 31,008 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 37,3412019-Q2: 37,7582019-Q3: 37,1532019-Q4: 37,2302020-Q1: 36,2292020-Q2: 34,2682020-Q3: 34,3712020-Q4: 34,9072021-Q1: 35,2672021-Q2: 36,3672021-Q3: 36,4802021-Q4: 37,2242022-Q1: 37,2242022-Q2: 37,7012022-Q3: 37,2062022-Q4: 37,1142023-Q1: 35,8972023-Q2: 35,6862023-Q3: 35,1282023-Q4: 34,9892024-Q1: 34,2022024-Q2: 34,1482024-Q3: 33,3222024-Q4: 33,0402025-Q1: 32,3522025-Q2: 32,0782025-Q3: 31,5032025-Q4: 31,5302026-Q1: 31,008NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q131,0082022
2025-Q431,5302022
2025-Q331,5032022
2025-Q232,0782022
2025-Q132,3522022
2024-Q433,0402022
2024-Q333,3222022
2024-Q234,1482022
2024-Q134,2022022
2023-Q434,9892022
2023-Q335,1282022
2023-Q235,6862022
2023-Q135,8972022
2022-Q437,1142022
2022-Q337,2062022
2022-Q237,7012022
2022-Q137,2242022
2021-Q437,2242017
2021-Q336,4802017
2021-Q236,3672017
2021-Q135,2672017
2020-Q434,9072017
2020-Q334,3712017
2020-Q234,2682017
2020-Q136,2292017
2019-Q437,2302017
2019-Q337,1532017
2019-Q237,7582017
2019-Q137,3412017

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 31,762 · 2023
2017: 34,3192018: 34,5512019: 35,1752020: 33,2542021: 32,3782022: 33,1712023: 31,762
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PeriodValue
202331,762
202233,171
202132,378
202033,254
201935,175
201834,551
201734,319

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,316 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,3142019-Q2: 1,3172019-Q3: 1,3232019-Q4: 1,3332020-Q1: 1,3142020-Q2: 1,3142020-Q3: 1,3252020-Q4: 1,3342021-Q1: 1,3232021-Q2: 1,3382021-Q3: 1,3482021-Q4: 1,3542022-Q1: 1,3732022-Q2: 1,3882022-Q3: 1,4092022-Q4: 1,4122023-Q1: 1,4162023-Q2: 1,4222023-Q3: 1,4302023-Q4: 1,4242024-Q1: 1,3872024-Q2: 1,4142024-Q3: 1,4072024-Q4: 1,4102025-Q1: 1,3512025-Q2: 1,3392025-Q3: 1,3362025-Q4: 1,3302026-Q1: 1,316NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,3162022
2025-Q41,3302022
2025-Q31,3362022
2025-Q21,3392022
2025-Q11,3512022
2024-Q41,4102022
2024-Q31,4072022
2024-Q21,4142022
2024-Q11,3872022
2023-Q41,4242022
2023-Q31,4302022
2023-Q21,4222022
2023-Q11,4162022
2022-Q41,4122022
2022-Q31,4092022
2022-Q21,3882022
2022-Q11,3732022
2021-Q41,3542017
2021-Q31,3482017
2021-Q21,3382017
2021-Q11,3232017
2020-Q41,3342017
2020-Q31,3252017
2020-Q21,3142017
2020-Q11,3142017
2019-Q41,3332017
2019-Q31,3232017
2019-Q21,3172017
2019-Q11,3142017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 980 · 2023
2017: 1,1432018: 1,0892019: 1,0662020: 1,0642021: 1,0282022: 1,0322023: 980
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PeriodValue
2023980
20221,032
20211,028
20201,064
20191,066
20181,089
20171,143

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $643.5 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $591.7 million2019-Q2: $564.2 million2019-Q3: $551.2 million2019-Q4: $605.1 million2020-Q1: $573.5 million2020-Q2: $486.0 million2020-Q3: $526.7 million2020-Q4: $626.7 million2021-Q1: $572.6 million2021-Q2: $575.3 million2021-Q3: $602.5 million2021-Q4: $724.5 million2022-Q1: $655.8 million2022-Q2: $620.7 million2022-Q3: $650.8 million2022-Q4: $656.8 million2023-Q1: $664.2 million2023-Q2: $613.1 million2023-Q3: $628.0 million2023-Q4: $659.5 million2024-Q1: $673.5 million2024-Q2: $631.4 million2024-Q3: $619.8 million2024-Q4: $675.6 million2025-Q1: $674.1 million2025-Q2: $599.5 million2025-Q3: $594.2 million2025-Q4: $647.6 million2026-Q1: $643.5 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$643.5 million2022
2025-Q4$647.6 million2022
2025-Q3$594.2 million2022
2025-Q2$599.5 million2022
2025-Q1$674.1 million2022
2024-Q4$675.6 million2022
2024-Q3$619.8 million2022
2024-Q2$631.4 million2022
2024-Q1$673.5 million2022
2023-Q4$659.5 million2022
2023-Q3$628.0 million2022
2023-Q2$613.1 million2022
2023-Q1$664.2 million2022
2022-Q4$656.8 million2022
2022-Q3$650.8 million2022
2022-Q2$620.7 million2022
2022-Q1$655.8 million2022
2021-Q4$724.5 million2017
2021-Q3$602.5 million2017
2021-Q2$575.3 million2017
2021-Q1$572.6 million2017
2020-Q4$626.7 million2017
2020-Q3$526.7 million2017
2020-Q2$486.0 million2017
2020-Q1$573.5 million2017
2019-Q4$605.1 million2017
2019-Q3$551.2 million2017
2019-Q2$564.2 million2017
2019-Q1$591.7 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.0 billion · 2023
2017: $1.8 billion2018: $1.9 billion2019: $1.9 billion2020: $1.8 billion2021: $1.9 billion2022: $2.0 billion2023: $2.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.0 billion
2022$2.0 billion
2021$1.9 billion
2020$1.8 billion
2019$1.9 billion
2018$1.9 billion
2017$1.8 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 Wages31,0082026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,3162026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$643.5 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns31,76220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns98020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census30,96020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census99420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census90120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$11.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
33221Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing$11.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census31,0082026-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.