# Small Business Size Standards: Manufacturing and Industries With Employee-Based Size Standards in Other Sectors Except Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade
> **US Small Business Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2023-02-15 · Effective 2023-03-17 · 88 FR 9970
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-02780
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Small Business Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 9970
- **CFR reference:** 13 CFR 121
- **Publication date:** 2023-02-15
- **Effective date:** 2023-03-17
## Abstract

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) is increasing its employee-based small business size definitions (commonly referred to as "size standards") for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors related to Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (Sector 21); Utilities (Sector 22); Manufacturing (Sector 31-33); Transportation and Warehousing (Sector 48-49); Information (Section 51); Finance and Insurance (Sector 52); Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (Sector 54); and Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services (Sector 56). Specifically, in terms of industries defined under the NAICS 2022 revision, SBA is increasing 144 and retaining 268 employee- based size standards in those sectors. SBA is also retaining the current 500-employee size standard for Federal procurement of supplies under the nonmanufacturer rule.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/15/2023-02780/small-business-size-standards-manufacturing-and-industries-with-employee-based-size-standards-in)
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