Publishing Industries (except Internet): NAICS 511

About the Publishing Industries (except Internet) subsector

The publishing industries (except internet) subsector is part of the information sector.

The publishing industries (except internet) subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers: NAICS 5111
• Software Publishers: NAICS 5112

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in publishing industries (except internet). While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, union membership and representation, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		748.6	745.8	(P) 746.0	(P) 744.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		588.8	587.3	(P) 588.3
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		4.7%	7.7%	10.0%	8.3%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		3	4	(1) -
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		241	387	(1) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		7.2%	5.3%	5.0%	4.5%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		8.7%	6.5%	6.5%	4.7%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		12	11	(P) 13	(P) 6
Separations		1,640	1,061	(P) 1,336	(P) 884
Initial claimants		2,308	1,231	(P) 1,829	(P) 766
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Advertising sales agents	46,080
Computer software engineers, applications
Editors	58,000
Graphic designers	26,320
Reporters and correspondents	30,770

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for publishing industries (except internet).

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in publishing industries (except internet).

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$33.84	$34.63	$33.99	(P) $34.22
Average weekly hours		36.8	38.2	37.1	(P) 36.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$28.74	$29.99	$29.14	(P) $29.28
Average weekly hours		36.0	36.7	36.3	(P) 36.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$856	$847	$876	$910
Members of unions		$979	$1,108	$957	$1,004
Represented by unions		$979	$1,051	$939	$1,000
Nonunion		$846	$843	$871	$902

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Advertising sales agents	$18.53	$22.47	$38,530	$46,750
Computer software engineers, applications
Editors	$23.98	$28.18	$49,870	$58,610
Graphic designers	$18.54	$20.63	$38,550	$42,920
Reporters and correspondents	$15.43	$18.47	$32,090	$38,420

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in publishing industries (except internet). An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	43	21	12	(P) 14
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.8	1.6	1.5	1.2
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7
Cases involving days away from work	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.3	0.3		0.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 111.4	(P) 111.2	(P) 111.4	(P) 111.6
Percent change from previous month		(P) 0.3%	(P) -0.2%	(P) 0.2%	(P) 0.2%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in publishing industries (except internet). Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		34,583	34,660	(P) 34,487	(P) 34,508
Local government		6	7	(P) 7	(P) 7
State government		4	4	(P) 4	(P) 4
Federal government		8	8	(P) 8	(P) 8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2006	2007	2008	2009
Labor productivity index, output per hour		116.095	119.712	121.129	122.678
Percent change from previous year		4.7	3.1	1.2	1.3
Labor index, total labor hours		88.660	88.591	86.005	78.105
Percent change from previous year		-2.6	-0.1	-2.9	-9.2
Output index		102.930	106.054	104.177	95.818
Percent change from previous year		1.9	3.0	-1.8	-8.0
Unit labor costs index		106.438	109.570	113.144	115.514
Percent change from previous year		4.4	2.9	3.3	2.1

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See publishing, except software and software publishers in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: February 10, 2012