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Size of the US Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 423430, Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers. 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)
$331 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
218,549
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
16,342
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
4,057
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$27.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 218,549 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 220,3562019-Q2: 222,3962019-Q3: 223,6252019-Q4: 224,9952020-Q1: 227,9542020-Q2: 226,8132020-Q3: 223,4492020-Q4: 225,7642021-Q1: 214,4752021-Q2: 219,5142021-Q3: 219,9992021-Q4: 225,4842022-Q1: 225,4092022-Q2: 234,0032022-Q3: 237,8122022-Q4: 239,1892023-Q1: 236,6812023-Q2: 235,5402023-Q3: 234,2392023-Q4: 234,4412024-Q1: 228,6092024-Q2: 228,3712024-Q3: 225,0472024-Q4: 225,4212025-Q1: 220,4172025-Q2: 226,3102025-Q3: 225,6352025-Q4: 223,2642026-Q1: 218,549NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1218,5492022
2025-Q4223,2642022
2025-Q3225,6352022
2025-Q2226,3102022
2025-Q1220,4172022
2024-Q4225,4212022
2024-Q3225,0472022
2024-Q2228,3712022
2024-Q1228,6092022
2023-Q4234,4412022
2023-Q3234,2392022
2023-Q2235,5402022
2023-Q1236,6812022
2022-Q4239,1892022
2022-Q3237,8122022
2022-Q2234,0032022
2022-Q1225,4092022
2021-Q4225,4842017
2021-Q3219,9992017
2021-Q2219,5142017
2021-Q1214,4752017
2020-Q4225,7642017
2020-Q3223,4492017
2020-Q2226,8132017
2020-Q1227,9542017
2019-Q4224,9952017
2019-Q3223,6252017
2019-Q2222,3962017
2019-Q1220,3562017

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 193,943 · 2023
2017: 175,8632018: 172,6232019: 168,4762020: 172,4032021: 178,2702022: 186,4632023: 193,943
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PeriodValue
2023193,943
2022186,463
2021178,270
2020172,403
2019168,476
2018172,623
2017175,863

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 16,342 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 13,8572019-Q2: 14,0032019-Q3: 14,2612019-Q4: 14,4232020-Q1: 14,4902020-Q2: 14,6272020-Q3: 14,9242020-Q4: 15,2752021-Q1: 15,2902021-Q2: 15,7392021-Q3: 16,3442021-Q4: 16,7742022-Q1: 17,2812022-Q2: 17,6892022-Q3: 17,9362022-Q4: 18,0822023-Q1: 17,8072023-Q2: 17,8072023-Q3: 17,8912023-Q4: 17,8392024-Q1: 17,4302024-Q2: 17,4062024-Q3: 17,2672024-Q4: 17,1412025-Q1: 16,4042025-Q2: 16,4232025-Q3: 16,4722025-Q4: 16,4422026-Q1: 16,342NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q116,3422022
2025-Q416,4422022
2025-Q316,4722022
2025-Q216,4232022
2025-Q116,4042022
2024-Q417,1412022
2024-Q317,2672022
2024-Q217,4062022
2024-Q117,4302022
2023-Q417,8392022
2023-Q317,8912022
2023-Q217,8072022
2023-Q117,8072022
2022-Q418,0822022
2022-Q317,9362022
2022-Q217,6892022
2022-Q117,2812022
2021-Q416,7742017
2021-Q316,3442017
2021-Q215,7392017
2021-Q115,2902017
2020-Q415,2752017
2020-Q314,9242017
2020-Q214,6272017
2020-Q114,4902017
2019-Q414,4232017
2019-Q314,2612017
2019-Q214,0032017
2019-Q113,8572017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 6,677 · 2023
2017: 8,1652018: 7,7062019: 7,4872020: 7,2962021: 7,1822022: 6,8182023: 6,677
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PeriodValue
20236,677
20226,818
20217,182
20207,296
20197,487
20187,706
20178,165

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $12.0 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $8.0 billion2019-Q2: $7.5 billion2019-Q3: $8.1 billion2019-Q4: $8.1 billion2020-Q1: $8.4 billion2020-Q2: $7.9 billion2020-Q3: $8.5 billion2020-Q4: $9.0 billion2021-Q1: $8.8 billion2021-Q2: $8.3 billion2021-Q3: $9.3 billion2021-Q4: $9.6 billion2022-Q1: $9.8 billion2022-Q2: $9.4 billion2022-Q3: $10.6 billion2022-Q4: $9.8 billion2023-Q1: $10.8 billion2023-Q2: $10.2 billion2023-Q3: $11.4 billion2023-Q4: $10.3 billion2024-Q1: $11.3 billion2024-Q2: $10.3 billion2024-Q3: $11.9 billion2024-Q4: $10.9 billion2025-Q1: $11.8 billion2025-Q2: $10.7 billion2025-Q3: $14.6 billion2025-Q4: $11.3 billion2026-Q1: $12.0 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$12.0 billion2022
2025-Q4$11.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$14.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$10.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$11.8 billion2022
2024-Q4$10.9 billion2022
2024-Q3$11.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$10.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$11.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$10.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$11.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$10.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$10.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$9.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$10.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$9.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$9.8 billion2022
2021-Q4$9.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$9.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$8.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$8.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$9.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$8.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$7.9 billion2017
2020-Q1$8.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$8.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$8.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$7.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$8.0 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $27.7 billion · 2023
2017: $20.8 billion2018: $20.5 billion2019: $20.4 billion2020: $21.5 billion2021: $24.4 billion2022: $25.8 billion2023: $27.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$27.7 billion
2022$25.8 billion
2021$24.4 billion
2020$21.5 billion
2019$20.4 billion
2018$20.5 billion
2017$20.8 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 Wages218,5492026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages16,3422026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$12.0 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$27.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns193,94320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns6,67720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$22.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census196,19920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,84420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,05720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$331 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.