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Size of the US Meat Retailers industry

NAICS 445240, Meat Retailers. 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)
$11.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
62,900
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
6,734
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
5,189
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 62,900 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 59,1632022-Q2: 60,4772022-Q3: 59,8022022-Q4: 66,5952023-Q1: 60,9352023-Q2: 62,3512023-Q3: 62,2842023-Q4: 68,8132024-Q1: 63,2682024-Q2: 63,5582024-Q3: 63,2572024-Q4: 68,2782025-Q1: 63,3362025-Q2: 64,2742025-Q3: 63,8172025-Q4: 68,1592026-Q1: 62,900
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q162,900
2025-Q468,159
2025-Q363,817
2025-Q264,274
2025-Q163,336
2024-Q468,278
2024-Q363,257
2024-Q263,558
2024-Q163,268
2023-Q468,813
2023-Q362,284
2023-Q262,351
2023-Q160,935
2022-Q466,595
2022-Q359,802
2022-Q260,477
2022-Q159,163

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,734 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 6,5592022-Q2: 6,6202022-Q3: 6,6602022-Q4: 6,6962023-Q1: 6,6872023-Q2: 6,7442023-Q3: 6,7662023-Q4: 6,7812024-Q1: 6,7812024-Q2: 6,8232024-Q3: 6,8142024-Q4: 6,8132025-Q1: 6,7532025-Q2: 6,7672025-Q3: 6,7852025-Q4: 6,7762026-Q1: 6,734
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q16,734
2025-Q46,776
2025-Q36,785
2025-Q26,767
2025-Q16,753
2024-Q46,813
2024-Q36,814
2024-Q26,823
2024-Q16,781
2023-Q46,781
2023-Q36,766
2023-Q26,744
2023-Q16,687
2022-Q46,696
2022-Q36,660
2022-Q26,620
2022-Q16,559

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $574.0 million · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $459.3 million2022-Q2: $490.3 million2022-Q3: $517.4 million2022-Q4: $570.1 million2023-Q1: $519.1 million2023-Q2: $531.0 million2023-Q3: $553.1 million2023-Q4: $619.1 million2024-Q1: $557.4 million2024-Q2: $560.8 million2024-Q3: $580.0 million2024-Q4: $670.4 million2025-Q1: $560.2 million2025-Q2: $573.5 million2025-Q3: $587.6 million2025-Q4: $663.6 million2026-Q1: $574.0 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$574.0 million
2025-Q4$663.6 million
2025-Q3$587.6 million
2025-Q2$573.5 million
2025-Q1$560.2 million
2024-Q4$670.4 million
2024-Q3$580.0 million
2024-Q2$560.8 million
2024-Q1$557.4 million
2023-Q4$619.1 million
2023-Q3$553.1 million
2023-Q2$531.0 million
2023-Q1$519.1 million
2022-Q4$570.1 million
2022-Q3$517.4 million
2022-Q2$490.3 million
2022-Q1$459.3 million

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages62,9002026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6,7342026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$574.0 million2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.5 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census52,40720222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,79820222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census5,18920222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$11.7 billion20222022–2022 · 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.