Skip to content
The Real Rate Index50.4+0.00Palanor: Liquidity72.4-0.50Palanor: Inflation Pulse50.6-1.21Palanor: Geopolitical Stress53.2+0.03Palanor: US vs China49.4-0.23Palanor: Industrial Pulse67.5+0.00Palanor: Capital Tightness29.4+0.82Palanor: Consumer Confidence58.1+1.99Palanor: US Dollar Strength45.6-0.05Palanor: US Jobs Health44.80.00Palanor: Uncertainty Index43.9-0.25Palanor: Energy Transition41.0+0.03Palanor: Steward Confidence67.3+0.05Palanor: AI Substitution27.0-1.13Palanor: Recession Vocabulary26.1-0.91Palanor: Quit Pressure64.7-2.82Palanor: Reshoring Sentiment31.3-0.82Palanor: Geopolitical Anxiety28.2-0.99Palanor: Labor Heat70.9-0.10Cost Disease Spread33.00.00The Palanor Index35.0+0.48Rise of Socialism Index40.2-1.02The Mania Index88.60.00The Bubble Memory80.1-0.00The Long Watch90.30.00The Reshoring Index54.8+0.00The Hesitation Index30.0+0.20The Capital Return Index79.6-0.28The Discourse Index75.6-0.31Palanor AI Inference Cost Index74.3-0.08The Layoff Cycle Index35.3+0.04The AI Capex Race Index82.9-0.29The Boardroom Index87.8-0.20The Social Fabric Index44.90.00The Consumer Health Index40.6-0.13Capital Deployment Posture Index72.5-0.20Palanor: AI Margin Compression56.2+0.08Labor Hours Composite44.40.00Palanor: Risk Appetite58.4+0.42The Dollar Erosion Index67.1+0.18
PalanorPalanor

Size of the US Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers industry

NAICS 5173, Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers. 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)
$575 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$150 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
835,631
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
52,887
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
7,679
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$76.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Revenue, not seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $150 billion · 2026-Q2
2012-Q3: $127 billion2012-Q4: $131 billion2013-Q1: $127 billion2013-Q2: $130 billion2013-Q3: $131 billion2013-Q4: $135 billion2014-Q1: $134 billion2014-Q2: $136 billion2014-Q3: $137 billion2014-Q4: $143 billion2015-Q1: $137 billion2015-Q2: $139 billion2015-Q3: $139 billion2015-Q4: $146 billion2016-Q1: $144 billion2016-Q2: $146 billion2016-Q3: $147 billion2016-Q4: $150 billion2017-Q1: $143 billion2017-Q2: $143 billion2017-Q3: $142 billion2017-Q4: $147 billion2018-Q1: $141 billion2018-Q2: $142 billion2018-Q3: $146 billion2018-Q4: $150 billion2019-Q1: $145 billion2019-Q2: $145 billion2019-Q3: $146 billion2019-Q4: $151 billion2020-Q1: $144 billion2020-Q2: $142 billion2020-Q3: $145 billion2020-Q4: $154 billion2021-Q1: $149 billion2021-Q2: $150 billion2021-Q3: $151 billion2021-Q4: $157 billion2022-Q1: $154 billion2022-Q2: $154 billion2022-Q3: $154 billion2022-Q4: $156 billion2023-Q1: $151 billion2023-Q2: $149 billion2023-Q3: $151 billion2023-Q4: $156 billion2024-Q1: $150 billion2024-Q2: $149 billion2024-Q3: $150 billion2024-Q4: $157 billion2025-Q1: $151 billion2025-Q2: $152 billion2025-Q3: $151 billion2025-Q4: $158 billion2026-Q1: $151 billion2026-Q2: $150 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q2$150 billion
2026-Q1$151 billion
2025-Q4$158 billion
2025-Q3$151 billion
2025-Q2$152 billion
2025-Q1$151 billion
2024-Q4$157 billion
2024-Q3$150 billion
2024-Q2$149 billion
2024-Q1$150 billion
2023-Q4$156 billion
2023-Q3$151 billion
2023-Q2$149 billion
2023-Q1$151 billion
2022-Q4$156 billion
2022-Q3$154 billion
2022-Q2$154 billion
2022-Q1$154 billion
2021-Q4$157 billion
2021-Q3$151 billion
2021-Q2$150 billion
2021-Q1$149 billion
2020-Q4$154 billion
2020-Q3$145 billion
2020-Q2$142 billion
2020-Q1$144 billion
2019-Q4$151 billion
2019-Q3$146 billion
2019-Q2$145 billion
2019-Q1$145 billion
2018-Q4$150 billion
2018-Q3$146 billion
2018-Q2$142 billion
2018-Q1$141 billion
2017-Q4$147 billion
2017-Q3$142 billion
2017-Q2$143 billion
2017-Q1$143 billion
2016-Q4$150 billion
2016-Q3$147 billion
2016-Q2$146 billion
2016-Q1$144 billion
2015-Q4$146 billion
2015-Q3$139 billion
2015-Q2$139 billion
2015-Q1$137 billion
2014-Q4$143 billion
2014-Q3$137 billion
2014-Q2$136 billion
2014-Q1$134 billion
2013-Q4$135 billion
2013-Q3$131 billion
2013-Q2$130 billion
2013-Q1$127 billion
2012-Q4$131 billion
2012-Q3$127 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 573,964 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 634,8772019-Q2: 627,3882019-Q3: 617,1382019-Q4: 613,9402020-Q1: 609,7382020-Q2: 596,9122020-Q3: 589,0122020-Q4: 590,0132021-Q1: 584,1812021-Q2: 578,0242021-Q3: 571,8762021-Q4: 573,964
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4573,964
2021-Q3571,876
2021-Q2578,024
2021-Q1584,181
2020-Q4590,013
2020-Q3589,012
2020-Q2596,912
2020-Q1609,738
2019-Q4613,940
2019-Q3617,138
2019-Q2627,388
2019-Q1634,877

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 835,631 · 2023
2017: 982,1462018: 1,068,5732019: 1,007,8772020: 953,5402021: 874,7132022: 864,2982023: 835,631
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023835,631
2022864,298
2021874,713
2020953,540
20191,007,877
20181,068,573
2017982,146

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 26,498 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 26,1622019-Q2: 26,4282019-Q3: 26,0632019-Q4: 26,4792020-Q1: 26,4802020-Q2: 26,4332020-Q3: 27,3772020-Q4: 27,7972021-Q1: 26,5292021-Q2: 26,4422021-Q3: 26,4782021-Q4: 26,498
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q426,498
2021-Q326,478
2021-Q226,442
2021-Q126,529
2020-Q427,797
2020-Q327,377
2020-Q226,433
2020-Q126,480
2019-Q426,479
2019-Q326,063
2019-Q226,428
2019-Q126,162

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 52,887 · 2023
2017: 51,7732018: 59,2412019: 58,5392020: 58,7832021: 56,7982022: 54,5562023: 52,887
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202352,887
202254,556
202156,798
202058,783
201958,539
201859,241
201751,773

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $14.3 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $17.7 billion2019-Q2: $13.3 billion2019-Q3: $13.4 billion2019-Q4: $13.2 billion2020-Q1: $17.6 billion2020-Q2: $13.5 billion2020-Q3: $13.4 billion2020-Q4: $14.4 billion2021-Q1: $17.5 billion2021-Q2: $13.5 billion2021-Q3: $13.6 billion2021-Q4: $14.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4$14.3 billion
2021-Q3$13.6 billion
2021-Q2$13.5 billion
2021-Q1$17.5 billion
2020-Q4$14.4 billion
2020-Q3$13.4 billion
2020-Q2$13.5 billion
2020-Q1$17.6 billion
2019-Q4$13.2 billion
2019-Q3$13.4 billion
2019-Q2$13.3 billion
2019-Q1$17.7 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $76.8 billion · 2023
2017: $75.4 billion2018: $78.8 billion2019: $78.6 billion2020: $78.5 billion2021: $76.2 billion2022: $74.6 billion2023: $76.8 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$76.8 billion
2022$74.6 billion
2021$76.2 billion
2020$78.5 billion
2019$78.6 billion
2018$78.8 billion
2017$75.4 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 Wages573,9642021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages26,4982021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$14.3 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$76.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns835,63120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns52,88720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$76.4 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,019,30220172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census56,06820172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census7,67920172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$575 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$150 billion2026-Q22012-Q3–2026-Q2 · 56 published

Breakdown

Industries within Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
51731Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers$575 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census835,6312023 · 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.