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Size of the US Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories industry

NAICS 62151, Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories. 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)
$81.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
314,030
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
30,567
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
9,154
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$24.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 314,030 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 279,0582019-Q2: 281,2942019-Q3: 283,9102019-Q4: 286,2652020-Q1: 286,7862020-Q2: 270,7652020-Q3: 283,9452020-Q4: 296,1022021-Q1: 303,2202021-Q2: 303,7382021-Q3: 305,9502021-Q4: 316,5352022-Q1: 322,0772022-Q2: 317,1242022-Q3: 316,7562022-Q4: 318,0592023-Q1: 315,6512023-Q2: 314,3522023-Q3: 311,4952023-Q4: 312,6862024-Q1: 310,7842024-Q2: 310,1372024-Q3: 309,5562024-Q4: 310,2282025-Q1: 309,3902025-Q2: 310,7252025-Q3: 312,1482025-Q4: 314,0782026-Q1: 314,030NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1314,0302022
2025-Q4314,0782022
2025-Q3312,1482022
2025-Q2310,7252022
2025-Q1309,3902022
2024-Q4310,2282022
2024-Q3309,5562022
2024-Q2310,1372022
2024-Q1310,7842022
2023-Q4312,6862022
2023-Q3311,4952022
2023-Q2314,3522022
2023-Q1315,6512022
2022-Q4318,0592022
2022-Q3316,7562022
2022-Q2317,1242022
2022-Q1322,0772022
2021-Q4316,5352017
2021-Q3305,9502017
2021-Q2303,7382017
2021-Q1303,2202017
2020-Q4296,1022017
2020-Q3283,9452017
2020-Q2270,7652017
2020-Q1286,7862017
2019-Q4286,2652017
2019-Q3283,9102017
2019-Q2281,2942017
2019-Q1279,0582017

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 332,060 · 2023
2017: 292,3672018: 292,0682019: 286,3882020: 289,3282021: 321,0602022: 340,6192023: 332,060
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PeriodValue
2023332,060
2022340,619
2021321,060
2020289,328
2019286,388
2018292,068
2017292,367

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 30,567 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 21,8212019-Q2: 22,2102019-Q3: 22,4972019-Q4: 22,7222020-Q1: 22,7732020-Q2: 22,9502020-Q3: 23,3552020-Q4: 23,9252021-Q1: 24,0562021-Q2: 24,6782021-Q3: 25,1862021-Q4: 25,9852022-Q1: 27,5142022-Q2: 27,5852022-Q3: 29,0752022-Q4: 29,7732023-Q1: 29,6062023-Q2: 29,7862023-Q3: 29,8792023-Q4: 29,5772024-Q1: 29,1542024-Q2: 29,2862024-Q3: 29,1582024-Q4: 29,4692025-Q1: 29,7852025-Q2: 30,0112025-Q3: 30,2062025-Q4: 30,4602026-Q1: 30,567NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q130,5672022
2025-Q430,4602022
2025-Q330,2062022
2025-Q230,0112022
2025-Q129,7852022
2024-Q429,4692022
2024-Q329,1582022
2024-Q229,2862022
2024-Q129,1542022
2023-Q429,5772022
2023-Q329,8792022
2023-Q229,7862022
2023-Q129,6062022
2022-Q429,7732022
2022-Q329,0752022
2022-Q227,5852022
2022-Q127,5142022
2021-Q425,9852017
2021-Q325,1862017
2021-Q224,6782017
2021-Q124,0562017
2020-Q423,9252017
2020-Q323,3552017
2020-Q222,9502017
2020-Q122,7732017
2019-Q422,7222017
2019-Q322,4972017
2019-Q222,2102017
2019-Q121,8212017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 23,603 · 2023
2017: 16,8622018: 18,2182019: 18,0182020: 17,5192021: 19,4772022: 19,8102023: 23,603
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PeriodValue
202323,603
202219,810
202119,477
202017,519
201918,018
201818,218
201716,862

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $8.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $4.9 billion2019-Q2: $4.7 billion2019-Q3: $4.6 billion2019-Q4: $5.0 billion2020-Q1: $5.0 billion2020-Q2: $4.3 billion2020-Q3: $4.7 billion2020-Q4: $5.7 billion2021-Q1: $5.9 billion2021-Q2: $5.5 billion2021-Q3: $6.8 billion2021-Q4: $6.4 billion2022-Q1: $6.4 billion2022-Q2: $5.9 billion2022-Q3: $6.3 billion2022-Q4: $6.2 billion2023-Q1: $6.7 billion2023-Q2: $6.0 billion2023-Q3: $6.1 billion2023-Q4: $6.2 billion2024-Q1: $7.0 billion2024-Q2: $6.1 billion2024-Q3: $6.3 billion2024-Q4: $6.4 billion2025-Q1: $7.2 billion2025-Q2: $6.3 billion2025-Q3: $6.6 billion2025-Q4: $7.0 billion2026-Q1: $8.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$8.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$7.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$6.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$6.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$7.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$6.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$6.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$6.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$7.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$6.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$6.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$6.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$6.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$6.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$6.3 billion2022
2022-Q2$5.9 billion2022
2022-Q1$6.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$6.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$6.8 billion2017
2021-Q2$5.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$5.9 billion2017
2020-Q4$5.7 billion2017
2020-Q3$4.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$4.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$5.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$5.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$4.6 billion2017
2019-Q2$4.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$4.9 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $24.7 billion · 2023
2017: $18.2 billion2018: $18.5 billion2019: $18.8 billion2020: $18.7 billion2021: $23.2 billion2022: $24.2 billion2023: $24.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$24.7 billion
2022$24.2 billion
2021$23.2 billion
2020$18.7 billion
2019$18.8 billion
2018$18.5 billion
2017$18.2 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 Wages314,0302026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages30,5672026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$8.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$24.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns332,06020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns23,60320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$24.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census361,53820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census20,01320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census9,15420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$81.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
621511Medical Laboratories$56.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census224,9382026-Q1 · QCEW
621512Diagnostic Imaging Centers$25.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census89,0922026-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.