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Internet publishing employment up 48 percent, first quarter 2016 to second quarter 2020
December 03, 2020
Employment in internet publishing and web search portals increased from 196,000 in the first quarter of 2016 to 290,000 in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 48 percent. In contrast, there were employment decreases of 38 percent in newspaper publishers, 25 percent in periodical publishers, and 17 percent in book publishers over this period.
Employment, wages, and establishments in information publishing industries, first quarter 2016–second quarter 2020
Quarter
Book publishers
Periodical publishers
Employment
Average weekly wage
Establishments
Employment
Average weekly wage
Establishments
Q1 2016
61,919
$1,662
3,735
97,212
$1,884
7,562
Q2 2016
61,559
1,492
3,720
96,918
1,606
7,540
Q3 2016
60,776
1,556
3,751
96,259
1,698
7,544
Q4 2016
61,074
1,549
3,741
95,728
1,776
7,532
Q1 2017
60,483
1,795
3,707
93,948
2,006
7,331
Q2 2017
60,881
1,504
3,727
93,297
1,657
7,326
Q3 2017
59,792
1,526
3,757
91,961
1,669
7,356
Q4 2017
59,768
1,643
3,775
91,295
1,772
7,330
Q1 2018
58,558
1,861
3,748
88,532
2,163
7,158
Q2 2018
58,443
1,590
3,769
87,500
1,741
7,096
Q3 2018
57,385
1,586
3,795
85,844
1,975
7,059
Q4 2018
57,571
1,655
3,820
84,430
2,046
7,053
Q1 2019
55,674
1,890
3,759
83,764
2,124
6,945
Q2 2019
55,743
1,602
3,767
82,934
1,829
6,899
Q3 2019
54,589
1,619
3,809
81,353
1,803
6,897
Q4 2019
54,243
1,668
3,825
80,644
1,867
6,887
Q1 2020
53,531
1,974
3,829
78,446
2,095
6,800
Q2 2020
51,450
1,720
3,822
72,648
1,880
6,780
Employment, wages, and establishments in information publishing industries, first quarter 2016–second quarter 2020 (continued)
Quarter
Newspaper publishers
Internet publishing and web search portals
Employment
Average weekly wage
Establishments
Employment
Average weekly wage
Establishments
Q1 2016
180,313
$981
7,611
195,714
$4,378
13,364
Q2 2016
176,441
924
7,627
204,214
3,549
13,682
Q3 2016
173,678
959
7,643
206,798
3,962
13,863
Q4 2016
170,836
939
7,590
209,426
3,917
13,988
Q1 2017
165,461
1,059
7,440
214,549
4,898
13,972
Q2 2017
161,362
931
7,425
225,451
4,154
14,260
Q3 2017
157,352
941
7,396
228,225
3,927
14,627
Q4 2017
154,683
1,018
7,367
232,017
4,215
14,757
Q1 2018
150,436
1,094
7,181
236,244
5,136
15,135
Q2 2018
147,428
967
7,174
249,650
4,779
15,481
Q3 2018
143,446
988
7,142
252,950
4,208
15,843
Q4 2018
140,559
1,011
7,134
260,061
4,177
16,285
Q1 2019
134,811
1,178
6,988
260,804
5,072
16,528
Q2 2019
132,473
1,000
6,978
272,894
4,509
16,756
Q3 2019
128,510
1,031
6,960
276,969
4,122
17,130
Q4 2019
126,692
1,057
6,899
285,019
4,523
17,440
Q1 2020
122,428
1,261
6,915
287,913
5,435
17,622
Q2 2020
111,615
1,032
6,824
289,794
4,758
17,970
Note: Data for 2020 are preliminary. Employment data are for the third month of the quarter.
In the second quarter of 2020, average weekly wages in these publishing industries ranged from $1,032 in newspapers publishers to $4,758 in internet publishing and web search portals. In the second quarter of 2020, average weekly wages in periodical publishers were virtually the same as they were in the first quarter of 2016. Wages in newspaper publishers were 5 percent higher over this period, while wages in internet publishing and web search portals were 9 percent higher.
The number of establishments (physical locations where employees work) in internet publishing and web search portals increased 34 percent over this 4-year-6-month period. The number of newspaper publishers and periodical publishers establishments both decreased 10 percent.
United States Department of Labor
