United States Number of Private Business Establishments in the NAICS 491 Postal service Industry

Updated on April 2, 2026.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2025 Q3, the number of private business establishments in the naics 491 postal service industry in the United States was 980.

The chart and table below shows the number of business establishments for each quarter.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).

US Number of Private Business Establishments in the NAICS 491 Postal service Industry

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Year Quarter	Number of Business Establishments
2002 Q1	596
2002 Q2	615
2002 Q3	629
2002 Q4	644
2003 Q1	694
2003 Q2	706
2003 Q3	707
2003 Q4	711
2004 Q1	713
2004 Q2	719
2004 Q3	720
2004 Q4	729
2005 Q1	735
2005 Q2	749
2005 Q3	753
2005 Q4	754
2006 Q1	769
2006 Q2	790
2006 Q3	804
2006 Q4	814
2007 Q1	834
2007 Q2	843
2007 Q3	849
2007 Q4	857
2008 Q1	835
2008 Q2	854
2008 Q3	867
2008 Q4	880
2009 Q1	832
2009 Q2	842
2009 Q3	835
2009 Q4	851
2010 Q1	849
2010 Q2	864
2010 Q3	875
2010 Q4	885
2011 Q1	905
2011 Q2	916
2011 Q3	914
2011 Q4	921
2012 Q1	930
2012 Q2	927
2012 Q3	942
2012 Q4	954
2013 Q1	944
2013 Q2	966
2013 Q3	973
2013 Q4	962
2014 Q1	953
2014 Q2	936
2014 Q3	936
2014 Q4	935
2015 Q1	939
2015 Q2	943
2015 Q3	955
2015 Q4	960
2016 Q1	939
2016 Q2	957
2016 Q3	957
2016 Q4	955
2017 Q1	922
2017 Q2	935
2017 Q3	928
2017 Q4	937
2018 Q1	927
2018 Q2	924
2018 Q3	922
2018 Q4	944
2019 Q1	927
2019 Q2	933
2019 Q3	944
2019 Q4	949
2020 Q1	936
2020 Q2	953
2020 Q3	969
2020 Q4	990
2021 Q1	974
2021 Q2	995
2021 Q3	1008
2021 Q4	1024
2022 Q1	1041
2022 Q2	1056
2022 Q3	1064
2022 Q4	1069
2023 Q1	1094
2023 Q2	1089
2023 Q3	1088
2023 Q4	1094
2024 Q1	1031
2024 Q2	1021
2024 Q3	1029
2024 Q4	1019
2025 Q1	991
2025 Q2	982
2025 Q3	980