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Size of the US Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing industry

NAICS 333314, Optical Instrument and Lens 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$4.4 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
19,491
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
438
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
392
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 21,750 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 20,7432019-Q2: 20,8442019-Q3: 20,6972019-Q4: 20,8622020-Q1: 20,9292020-Q2: 20,7852020-Q3: 20,9872020-Q4: 21,2652021-Q1: 21,3782021-Q2: 21,7632021-Q3: 21,5012021-Q4: 21,750
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PeriodValue
2021-Q421,750
2021-Q321,501
2021-Q221,763
2021-Q121,378
2020-Q421,265
2020-Q320,987
2020-Q220,785
2020-Q120,929
2019-Q420,862
2019-Q320,697
2019-Q220,844
2019-Q120,743

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 19,491 · 2023
2017: 14,6582018: 14,9962019: 16,1082020: 15,8322021: 16,2402022: 18,5672023: 19,491
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PeriodValue
202319,491
202218,567
202116,240
202015,832
201916,108
201814,996
201714,658

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 666 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 6292019-Q2: 6252019-Q3: 6312019-Q4: 6282020-Q1: 6292020-Q2: 6312020-Q3: 6312020-Q4: 6402021-Q1: 6392021-Q2: 6512021-Q3: 6542021-Q4: 666
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4666
2021-Q3654
2021-Q2651
2021-Q1639
2020-Q4640
2020-Q3631
2020-Q2631
2020-Q1629
2019-Q4628
2019-Q3631
2019-Q2625
2019-Q1629

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 438 · 2023
2017: 4132018: 4192019: 4192020: 4162021: 4132022: 4162023: 438
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PeriodValue
2023438
2022416
2021413
2020416
2019419
2018419
2017413

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $542.8 million · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $490.6 million2019-Q2: $444.2 million2019-Q3: $484.9 million2019-Q4: $469.6 million2020-Q1: $503.6 million2020-Q2: $441.1 million2020-Q3: $501.9 million2020-Q4: $535.0 million2021-Q1: $509.3 million2021-Q2: $482.1 million2021-Q3: $527.4 million2021-Q4: $542.8 million
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$542.8 million
2021-Q3$527.4 million
2021-Q2$482.1 million
2021-Q1$509.3 million
2020-Q4$535.0 million
2020-Q3$501.9 million
2020-Q2$441.1 million
2020-Q1$503.6 million
2019-Q4$469.6 million
2019-Q3$484.9 million
2019-Q2$444.2 million
2019-Q1$490.6 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.6 billion · 2023
2017: $1.1 billion2018: $1.2 billion2019: $1.3 billion2020: $1.3 billion2021: $1.4 billion2022: $1.8 billion2023: $1.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.6 billion
2022$1.8 billion
2021$1.4 billion
2020$1.3 billion
2019$1.3 billion
2018$1.2 billion
2017$1.1 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 Wages21,7502021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6662021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$542.8 million2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns19,49120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns43820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.1 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census15,24220172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census41520172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census39220172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$4.4 billion20172017–2017 · 1 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.