Analysis
NAICS 32312 is the 2022 NAICS industry for support activities for printing, part of 3231 (Printing and Related Support Activities).
It has only one more detailed code, 323120, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 29% and employment fell 28%. 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 947 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 16,557 people at an average annual payroll of $55,792 per employee (26th percentile of national industries). 50% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Printing and Related Support Activities, with 4.2% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 323120.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.