The statistic above presents employment data for the U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2019. In January 2019, over 733 thousand people were estimated to be working in print or software publishing companies, down from the 730.5 thousand people recorded in January of the previous year.
Total employment in U.S. publishing industries* from 2001 to 2019
(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
* Preliminary. Figures are seasonally adjusted. Figures for 2001 to 2008 come from previous publications.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 13, 2019). Total employment in U.S. publishing industries* from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2020, 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 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184360/employment-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Total employment in U.S. publishing industries* from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2020. 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 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2019, 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 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184360/employment-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/ (last visited March 28, 2020)
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