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Size of the US Ship and Boat Building industry

NAICS 3366, Ship and Boat Building. 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)
$47.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
152,677
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,388
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,278
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$10.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 152,677 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 142,0792019-Q2: 142,8922019-Q3: 141,9622019-Q4: 143,5972020-Q1: 143,7672020-Q2: 135,8242020-Q3: 139,2912020-Q4: 143,9782021-Q1: 145,9102021-Q2: 145,8642021-Q3: 145,8062021-Q4: 147,7962022-Q1: 149,1862022-Q2: 149,6372022-Q3: 150,5312022-Q4: 152,4632023-Q1: 154,2562023-Q2: 154,3122023-Q3: 152,2742023-Q4: 152,1162024-Q1: 151,8772024-Q2: 150,8022024-Q3: 148,6992024-Q4: 148,6242025-Q1: 148,4642025-Q2: 148,4842025-Q3: 147,2292025-Q4: 150,0172026-Q1: 152,677NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1152,6772022
2025-Q4150,0172022
2025-Q3147,2292022
2025-Q2148,4842022
2025-Q1148,4642022
2024-Q4148,6242022
2024-Q3148,6992022
2024-Q2150,8022022
2024-Q1151,8772022
2023-Q4152,1162022
2023-Q3152,2742022
2023-Q2154,3122022
2023-Q1154,2562022
2022-Q4152,4632022
2022-Q3150,5312022
2022-Q2149,6372022
2022-Q1149,1862022
2021-Q4147,7962017
2021-Q3145,8062017
2021-Q2145,8642017
2021-Q1145,9102017
2020-Q4143,9782017
2020-Q3139,2912017
2020-Q2135,8242017
2020-Q1143,7672017
2019-Q4143,5972017
2019-Q3141,9622017
2019-Q2142,8922017
2019-Q1142,0792017

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 150,621 · 2023
2017: 137,3002018: 137,4862019: 137,0652020: 140,1692021: 143,3252022: 146,2822023: 150,621
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PeriodValue
2023150,621
2022146,282
2021143,325
2020140,169
2019137,065
2018137,486
2017137,300

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,388 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,9062019-Q2: 1,9232019-Q3: 1,9302019-Q4: 1,9262020-Q1: 1,9242020-Q2: 1,9292020-Q3: 1,9532020-Q4: 1,9762021-Q1: 1,9862021-Q2: 2,0202021-Q3: 2,0382021-Q4: 2,0412022-Q1: 2,0792022-Q2: 2,0892022-Q3: 2,0952022-Q4: 2,1172023-Q1: 2,1542023-Q2: 2,1652023-Q3: 2,1742023-Q4: 2,1822024-Q1: 2,2272024-Q2: 2,2512024-Q3: 2,2642024-Q4: 2,2652025-Q1: 2,3052025-Q2: 2,3222025-Q3: 2,3432025-Q4: 2,3702026-Q1: 2,388NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,3882022
2025-Q42,3702022
2025-Q32,3432022
2025-Q22,3222022
2025-Q12,3052022
2024-Q42,2652022
2024-Q32,2642022
2024-Q22,2512022
2024-Q12,2272022
2023-Q42,1822022
2023-Q32,1742022
2023-Q22,1652022
2023-Q12,1542022
2022-Q42,1172022
2022-Q32,0952022
2022-Q22,0892022
2022-Q12,0792022
2021-Q42,0412017
2021-Q32,0382017
2021-Q22,0202017
2021-Q11,9862017
2020-Q41,9762017
2020-Q31,9532017
2020-Q21,9292017
2020-Q11,9242017
2019-Q41,9262017
2019-Q31,9302017
2019-Q21,9232017
2019-Q11,9062017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,427 · 2023
2017: 1,4632018: 1,4752019: 1,4342020: 1,3982021: 1,3842022: 1,3922023: 1,427
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PeriodValue
20231,427
20221,392
20211,384
20201,398
20191,434
20181,475
20171,463

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.3 billion2019-Q2: $2.3 billion2019-Q3: $2.3 billion2019-Q4: $2.4 billion2020-Q1: $2.4 billion2020-Q2: $2.1 billion2020-Q3: $2.2 billion2020-Q4: $2.6 billion2021-Q1: $2.4 billion2021-Q2: $2.4 billion2021-Q3: $2.5 billion2021-Q4: $2.7 billion2022-Q1: $2.6 billion2022-Q2: $2.6 billion2022-Q3: $2.8 billion2022-Q4: $2.8 billion2023-Q1: $2.9 billion2023-Q2: $2.8 billion2023-Q3: $2.7 billion2023-Q4: $2.9 billion2024-Q1: $3.0 billion2024-Q2: $2.9 billion2024-Q3: $2.8 billion2024-Q4: $3.0 billion2025-Q1: $3.0 billion2025-Q2: $3.0 billion2025-Q3: $3.1 billion2025-Q4: $3.3 billion2026-Q1: $3.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$3.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.0 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.9 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.7 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.6 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.3 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $10.3 billion · 2023
2017: $7.9 billion2018: $8.4 billion2019: $8.5 billion2020: $8.9 billion2021: $9.5 billion2022: $10.2 billion2023: $10.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$10.3 billion
2022$10.2 billion
2021$9.5 billion
2020$8.9 billion
2019$8.5 billion
2018$8.4 billion
2017$7.9 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 Wages152,6772026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,3882026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$10.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns150,62120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,42720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$10.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census148,04020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,42020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,27820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$47.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Ship and Boat Building

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
33661Ship and Boat Building$47.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census152,6772026-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.