In 2019, an average of 5.3 percent of all workers in the U.S. publishing industry were unemployed. Whilst the industry is in a slightly better position in this regard than motion picture and sound recording, which had an unemployment rate of 6.5 percent, the U.S. broadcasting industry's figure far outperformed other media sectors with just 2.5 percent of workers unemployed in 2019.
Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2019
Includes newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers and software publishers. Does not include Internet publishers. Figures for 2001 to 2009 come from previous publications.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 24, 2020). Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2019." Chart. April 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment Rate in U.S. Publishing Industries from 2001 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/ (last visited May 26, 2020)
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