Analysis
NAICS 3152 is the 2022 industry group for cut and sew apparel manufacturing, part of 315 (Apparel Manufacturing). Census lists 570 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 27% and employment fell 27%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
County Business Patterns counts 3,430 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 47,582 people at an average annual payroll of $41,694 per employee (10th percentile of national industries). 56% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Apparel Manufacturing, with 79.1% of them.
Across its national industries Census lists 570 index entries; typical ones are apparel cut and sew contractors and apparel, fur (except apparel contractors), manufacturing.
It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 31521 (Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors) with 2,094.
Official definition
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cut and sew apparel from woven fabric or purchased knit fabric. Included in this industry group is a diverse range of establishments manufacturing full lines of ready-to-wear apparel and custom apparel: apparel contractors, performing cutting or sewing operations on materials owned by others; jobbers, performing entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacturing; and tailors, manufacturing custom garments for individual clients. Establishments weaving or knitting fabric, without manufacturing apparel, are classified in Subsector 313, Textile Mills.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (570)
- Apparel cut and sew contractors
- Apparel, fur (except apparel contractors), manufacturing