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Size of the US Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42432, Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings 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. 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)
$54.4 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
48,623
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
2,954
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
3,300
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 28,583 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 29,4012019-Q2: 29,0762019-Q3: 28,7872019-Q4: 29,3032020-Q1: 28,7672020-Q2: 23,0812020-Q3: 24,1372020-Q4: 25,5352021-Q1: 25,9842021-Q2: 26,4832021-Q3: 26,9302021-Q4: 28,583
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q428,583
2021-Q326,930
2021-Q226,483
2021-Q125,984
2020-Q425,535
2020-Q324,137
2020-Q223,081
2020-Q128,767
2019-Q429,303
2019-Q328,787
2019-Q229,076
2019-Q129,401

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 48,623 · 2023
2017: 58,6862018: 60,7382019: 59,1092020: 55,6022021: 48,6242022: 51,4752023: 48,623
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202348,623
202251,475
202148,624
202055,602
201959,109
201860,738
201758,686

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,873 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 2,7082019-Q2: 2,7292019-Q3: 2,7482019-Q4: 2,7632020-Q1: 2,7752020-Q2: 2,7822020-Q3: 2,7892020-Q4: 2,8092021-Q1: 2,8032021-Q2: 2,8042021-Q3: 2,8192021-Q4: 2,873
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q42,873
2021-Q32,819
2021-Q22,804
2021-Q12,803
2020-Q42,809
2020-Q32,789
2020-Q22,782
2020-Q12,775
2019-Q42,763
2019-Q32,748
2019-Q22,729
2019-Q12,708

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,954 · 2023
2017: 3,5752018: 3,4802019: 3,4092020: 3,2792021: 3,1562022: 3,0702023: 2,954
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,954
20223,070
20213,156
20203,279
20193,409
20183,480
20173,575

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $629.0 million · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $503.8 million2019-Q2: $496.2 million2019-Q3: $445.0 million2019-Q4: $523.7 million2020-Q1: $492.5 million2020-Q2: $353.1 million2020-Q3: $394.4 million2020-Q4: $517.9 million2021-Q1: $466.5 million2021-Q2: $464.3 million2021-Q3: $457.3 million2021-Q4: $629.0 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4$629.0 million
2021-Q3$457.3 million
2021-Q2$464.3 million
2021-Q1$466.5 million
2020-Q4$517.9 million
2020-Q3$394.4 million
2020-Q2$353.1 million
2020-Q1$492.5 million
2019-Q4$523.7 million
2019-Q3$445.0 million
2019-Q2$496.2 million
2019-Q1$503.8 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.4 billion · 2023
2017: $3.7 billion2018: $3.6 billion2019: $3.5 billion2020: $3.0 billion2021: $3.3 billion2022: $3.6 billion2023: $3.4 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$3.4 billion
2022$3.6 billion
2021$3.3 billion
2020$3.0 billion
2019$3.5 billion
2018$3.6 billion
2017$3.7 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 Wages28,5832021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,8732021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$629.0 million2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns48,62320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,95420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.6 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census60,06320172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,56120172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,30020172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$54.4 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
424320Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers$54.4 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census48,6232023 · CBP

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.