In January 2021, a total of 765 thousand people were estimated to be working in publishing companies, down from the 781.2 thousand people recorded in January of the previous year. Whilst the figure had previously been increasing annually, the number of people employed in publishing was lower than usual in early 2021, and unemployment in the industry was also higher than normal.
Total employment in U.S. publishing industries from January 2001 to January 2021
(in 1,000s)
as of January of the respective year / includes newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers and software publishers / excludes internet publishers
Supplementary notes
Figures are seasonally adjusted. Figures for 2001 to 2011 come from previous publications.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 16, 2021). Total employment in U.S. publishing industries from January 2001 to January 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184360/employment-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total employment in U.S. publishing industries from January 2001 to January 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184360/employment-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Total employment in U.S. publishing industries from January 2001 to January 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184360/employment-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total Employment in U.S. Publishing Industries from January 2001 to January 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184360/employment-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Total employment in U.S. publishing industries from January 2001 to January 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184360/employment-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/ (last visited June 30, 2022)
