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Industries at a Glance
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Publishing Industries (except Internet): NAICS 511
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About the Publishing Industries (except Internet) subsector
The publishing industries (except internet) subsector is part of the information sector.
Industries in the Publishing Industries (except Internet) subsector group establishments engaged in the publishing of newspapers, magazines, other periodicals, and books, as well as directory and mailing list and software publishing. In general, these establishments, which are known as publishers, issue copies of works for which they usually possess copyright. Works may be in one or more formats including traditional print form, CD-ROM, or proprietary electronic networks. Publishers may publish works originally created by others for which they have obtained the rights and/or works that they have created in-house. Software publishing is included here because the activity, creation of a copyrighted product and bringing it to market, is equivalent to the creation process for other types of intellectual products.
North American Industry Classification System
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, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment and Unemployment
| Data series | Back data |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
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931.7 | 927.9 | (p)927.0 | (p)931.5 |
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726.1 | 714.7 | (p)717.7 | ||
Unemployment |
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3.3% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey
Union Membership and Representation
| Data series | Back data |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Union membership and representation |
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Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers) |
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2.4% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 3.6% |
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers) |
|
2.6% | 7.2% | 6.0% | 4.1% |
(Source: Current Population Survey)
Employment by Occupation
| Data series | Employment, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 19,860 | |
| 39,500 | |
| 14,530 | |
| 17,360 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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 |
Nov. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$55.08 | $55.43 | $55.34 | (p)$55.11 | |
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38.2 | 38.6 | 38.8 | (p)39.1 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
| Data series | Back data |
Nov. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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$46.46 | $47.03 | $47.24 | (p)$47.32 | |
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38.0 | 38.2 | 38.4 | (p)38.4 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Union Membership and Representation
| Data series | Back data |
Median weekly earnings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Union membership and representation |
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$1,431 | $1,271 | $1,495 | $1,890 | |
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-$ | -$ | -$ | -$ | |
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-$ | -$ | -$ | -$ | |
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$1,439 | $1,332 | $1,517 | $1,896 | |
(Source: Current Population Survey)
Earnings by Occupation
| Data series | Wages, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | Annual | |||
| Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
| $22.58 | $28.69 | $46,970 | $59,660 | |
| $30.96 | $37.92 | $64,390 | $78,870 | |
| $26.18 | $29.26 | $54,450 | $60,860 | |
| $22.05 | $27.05 | $45,850 | $56,270 | |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatalities |
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| 10 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |
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Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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| Data series | 2022 |
|---|---|
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
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| 0.2 | |
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
0.1 |
| 0.1 | |
| (1)0.0 | |
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Footnotes |
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Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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(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 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(p)105.743 | (p)105.569 | (p)105.913 | (p)106.336 | |
Percent change from previous month |
(p)1.1% | (p)-0.2% | (p)0.3% | (p)0.4% | |
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Footnotes |
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(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 |
1st quarter 2021 |
2nd quarter 2021 |
3rd quarter 2021 |
4th quarter 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of establishments |
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67,616 | 72,134 | 76,721 | 81,840 | |
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6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
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6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Productivity
| Data series | Back data |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(1)142.178 | (1)146.296 | (1)157.703 | (1)161.089 | |
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(1)2.3 | (1)2.9 | (1)7.8 | (1)2.1 | |
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100.578 | 103.122 | 105.904 | 116.428 | |
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2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 9.9 | |
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(1)143.001 | (1)150.863 | (1)167.014 | (1)187.552 | |
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(1)4.9 | (1)5.5 | (1)10.7 | (1)12.3 | |
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(1)106.754 | (1)112.425 | (1)119.677 | (1)109.161 | |
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(1)2.5 | 5.3 | (1)6.5 | -8.8 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Productivity and Costs)
Data extracted on: April 17, 2024