32522

Analysis

NAICS 32522 is the 2022 NAICS industry for artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing, part of 3252 (Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing).

It has only one more detailed code, 325220, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 129 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 13,925 people at an average annual payroll of $61,402 per employee (36th percentile of national industries). 15% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.

By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing, with 8.2% of them.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 4% and employment fell 0%. 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.