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Size of the US Machine Shops industry

NAICS 33271, Machine Shops. 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)
$44.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
254,491
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
18,287
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
16,876
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$14.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 254,491 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 286,3182019-Q2: 286,6122019-Q3: 281,5532019-Q4: 279,3202020-Q1: 276,1612020-Q2: 259,5802020-Q3: 251,7942020-Q4: 253,1892021-Q1: 254,2002021-Q2: 256,7802021-Q3: 256,8672021-Q4: 260,5372022-Q1: 262,0552022-Q2: 263,5842022-Q3: 262,9862022-Q4: 264,4472023-Q1: 265,2852023-Q2: 265,6362023-Q3: 262,0432023-Q4: 261,3402024-Q1: 261,5812024-Q2: 260,7952024-Q3: 257,2542024-Q4: 256,9812025-Q1: 256,1452025-Q2: 256,3382025-Q3: 253,4812025-Q4: 254,5582026-Q1: 254,491NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1254,4912022
2025-Q4254,5582022
2025-Q3253,4812022
2025-Q2256,3382022
2025-Q1256,1452022
2024-Q4256,9812022
2024-Q3257,2542022
2024-Q2260,7952022
2024-Q1261,5812022
2023-Q4261,3402022
2023-Q3262,0432022
2023-Q2265,6362022
2023-Q1265,2852022
2022-Q4264,4472022
2022-Q3262,9862022
2022-Q2263,5842022
2022-Q1262,0552022
2021-Q4260,5372017
2021-Q3256,8672017
2021-Q2256,7802017
2021-Q1254,2002017
2020-Q4253,1892017
2020-Q3251,7942017
2020-Q2259,5802017
2020-Q1276,1612017
2019-Q4279,3202017
2019-Q3281,5532017
2019-Q2286,6122017
2019-Q1286,3182017

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 223,313 · 2023
2017: 228,3732018: 235,4592019: 237,9472020: 229,8732021: 209,2802022: 218,3502023: 223,313
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PeriodValue
2023223,313
2022218,350
2021209,280
2020229,873
2019237,947
2018235,459
2017228,373

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 18,287 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 19,8332019-Q2: 19,8092019-Q3: 19,7912019-Q4: 19,7912020-Q1: 19,6252020-Q2: 19,5262020-Q3: 19,5082020-Q4: 19,5152021-Q1: 19,3652021-Q2: 19,2972021-Q3: 19,3152021-Q4: 19,3232022-Q1: 19,2072022-Q2: 19,2102022-Q3: 19,1992022-Q4: 19,2352023-Q1: 19,1772023-Q2: 19,1042023-Q3: 19,1012023-Q4: 19,0782024-Q1: 18,7762024-Q2: 18,7492024-Q3: 18,7312024-Q4: 18,6792025-Q1: 18,4632025-Q2: 18,3892025-Q3: 18,3682025-Q4: 18,3362026-Q1: 18,287NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q118,2872022
2025-Q418,3362022
2025-Q318,3682022
2025-Q218,3892022
2025-Q118,4632022
2024-Q418,6792022
2024-Q318,7312022
2024-Q218,7492022
2024-Q118,7762022
2023-Q419,0782022
2023-Q319,1012022
2023-Q219,1042022
2023-Q119,1772022
2022-Q419,2352022
2022-Q319,1992022
2022-Q219,2102022
2022-Q119,2072022
2021-Q419,3232017
2021-Q319,3152017
2021-Q219,2972017
2021-Q119,3652017
2020-Q419,5152017
2020-Q319,5082017
2020-Q219,5262017
2020-Q119,6252017
2019-Q419,7912017
2019-Q319,7912017
2019-Q219,8092017
2019-Q119,8332017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 17,156 · 2023
2017: 18,1002018: 18,2182019: 17,9482020: 17,4982021: 17,5302022: 17,4332023: 17,156
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PeriodValue
202317,156
202217,433
202117,530
202017,498
201917,948
201818,218
201718,100

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.8 billion2019-Q2: $3.9 billion2019-Q3: $3.9 billion2019-Q4: $4.3 billion2020-Q1: $3.8 billion2020-Q2: $3.5 billion2020-Q3: $3.5 billion2020-Q4: $4.1 billion2021-Q1: $3.4 billion2021-Q2: $3.7 billion2021-Q3: $3.9 billion2021-Q4: $4.4 billion2022-Q1: $3.8 billion2022-Q2: $4.0 billion2022-Q3: $4.2 billion2022-Q4: $4.6 billion2023-Q1: $4.2 billion2023-Q2: $4.2 billion2023-Q3: $4.2 billion2023-Q4: $4.7 billion2024-Q1: $4.3 billion2024-Q2: $4.3 billion2024-Q3: $4.3 billion2024-Q4: $4.8 billion2025-Q1: $4.3 billion2025-Q2: $4.4 billion2025-Q3: $4.4 billion2025-Q4: $5.0 billion2026-Q1: $4.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$4.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$5.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$4.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$4.4 billion2022
2025-Q1$4.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$4.8 billion2022
2024-Q3$4.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$4.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$4.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$4.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$4.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$4.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$4.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$4.6 billion2022
2022-Q3$4.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$4.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$3.8 billion2022
2021-Q4$4.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$3.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$3.7 billion2017
2021-Q1$3.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$4.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$3.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$3.5 billion2017
2020-Q1$3.8 billion2017
2019-Q4$4.3 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$3.9 billion2017
2019-Q1$3.8 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $14.2 billion · 2023
2017: $11.9 billion2018: $12.6 billion2019: $12.8 billion2020: $12.1 billion2021: $12.3 billion2022: $13.4 billion2023: $14.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$14.2 billion
2022$13.4 billion
2021$12.3 billion
2020$12.1 billion
2019$12.8 billion
2018$12.6 billion
2017$11.9 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 Wages254,4912026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages18,2872026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$14.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns223,31320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns17,15620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$13.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census226,60420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census17,16320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census16,87620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$44.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Machine Shops

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
332710Machine Shops$44.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census254,4912026-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.