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Size of the US Pension Funds industry

NAICS 52511, Pension Funds. 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

Employment
5,652
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,011
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,652 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,5132019-Q2: 2,5682019-Q3: 2,6052019-Q4: 2,8322020-Q1: 3,1052020-Q2: 3,1632020-Q3: 3,2162020-Q4: 3,4522021-Q1: 3,4182021-Q2: 3,4352021-Q3: 3,4422021-Q4: 3,5632022-Q1: 3,8192022-Q2: 4,0202022-Q3: 4,0232022-Q4: 4,1042023-Q1: 4,6992023-Q2: 4,8262023-Q3: 4,7022023-Q4: 4,7852024-Q1: 4,9832024-Q2: 4,9962024-Q3: 4,9892024-Q4: 5,0712025-Q1: 5,5892025-Q2: 5,6522025-Q3: 5,5642025-Q4: 5,6012026-Q1: 5,652NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,6522022
2025-Q45,6012022
2025-Q35,5642022
2025-Q25,6522022
2025-Q15,5892022
2024-Q45,0712022
2024-Q34,9892022
2024-Q24,9962022
2024-Q14,9832022
2023-Q44,7852022
2023-Q34,7022022
2023-Q24,8262022
2023-Q14,6992022
2022-Q44,1042022
2022-Q34,0232022
2022-Q24,0202022
2022-Q13,8192022
2021-Q43,5632017
2021-Q33,4422017
2021-Q23,4352017
2021-Q13,4182017
2020-Q43,4522017
2020-Q33,2162017
2020-Q23,1632017
2020-Q13,1052017
2019-Q42,8322017
2019-Q32,6052017
2019-Q22,5682017
2019-Q12,5132017

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 1,011 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4852019-Q2: 4972019-Q3: 5182019-Q4: 5322020-Q1: 5872020-Q2: 5942020-Q3: 6172020-Q4: 6352021-Q1: 6502021-Q2: 6632021-Q3: 6812021-Q4: 7002022-Q1: 7342022-Q2: 7662022-Q3: 7942022-Q4: 8182023-Q1: 8502023-Q2: 8472023-Q3: 8622023-Q4: 8712024-Q1: 8942024-Q2: 9092024-Q3: 9342024-Q4: 9392025-Q1: 9862025-Q2: 9972025-Q3: 9902025-Q4: 9992026-Q1: 1,011NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,0112022
2025-Q49992022
2025-Q39902022
2025-Q29972022
2025-Q19862022
2024-Q49392022
2024-Q39342022
2024-Q29092022
2024-Q18942022
2023-Q48712022
2023-Q38622022
2023-Q28472022
2023-Q18502022
2022-Q48182022
2022-Q37942022
2022-Q27662022
2022-Q17342022
2021-Q47002017
2021-Q36812017
2021-Q26632017
2021-Q16502017
2020-Q46352017
2020-Q36172017
2020-Q25942017
2020-Q15872017
2019-Q45322017
2019-Q35182017
2019-Q24972017
2019-Q14852017

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 $195.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $56.9 million2019-Q2: $64.2 million2019-Q3: $55.2 million2019-Q4: $65.0 million2020-Q1: $74.4 million2020-Q2: $69.5 million2020-Q3: $84.9 million2020-Q4: $94.5 million2021-Q1: $78.3 million2021-Q2: $78.5 million2021-Q3: $82.5 million2021-Q4: $104.0 million2022-Q1: $100.2 million2022-Q2: $95.5 million2022-Q3: $104.0 million2022-Q4: $121.6 million2023-Q1: $138.4 million2023-Q2: $119.6 million2023-Q3: $123.0 million2023-Q4: $139.4 million2024-Q1: $153.3 million2024-Q2: $130.6 million2024-Q3: $137.6 million2024-Q4: $158.5 million2025-Q1: $211.3 million2025-Q2: $160.8 million2025-Q3: $164.2 million2025-Q4: $196.6 million2026-Q1: $195.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$195.9 million2022
2025-Q4$196.6 million2022
2025-Q3$164.2 million2022
2025-Q2$160.8 million2022
2025-Q1$211.3 million2022
2024-Q4$158.5 million2022
2024-Q3$137.6 million2022
2024-Q2$130.6 million2022
2024-Q1$153.3 million2022
2023-Q4$139.4 million2022
2023-Q3$123.0 million2022
2023-Q2$119.6 million2022
2023-Q1$138.4 million2022
2022-Q4$121.6 million2022
2022-Q3$104.0 million2022
2022-Q2$95.5 million2022
2022-Q1$100.2 million2022
2021-Q4$104.0 million2017
2021-Q3$82.5 million2017
2021-Q2$78.5 million2017
2021-Q1$78.3 million2017
2020-Q4$94.5 million2017
2020-Q3$84.9 million2017
2020-Q2$69.5 million2017
2020-Q1$74.4 million2017
2019-Q4$65.0 million2017
2019-Q3$55.2 million2017
2019-Q2$64.2 million2017
2019-Q1$56.9 million2017

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 Wages5,6522026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,0112026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$195.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published

Breakdown

Industries within Pension Funds

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
525110Pension Funds—5,6522026-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.