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Size of the US Radio Broadcasting Stations industry

NAICS 516110, Radio Broadcasting Stations. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$12.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
46,623
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,175
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,616
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 46,623 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 52,2442022-Q2: 52,4562022-Q3: 53,2852022-Q4: 52,9702023-Q1: 53,4902023-Q2: 53,3272023-Q3: 53,2242023-Q4: 52,9282024-Q1: 52,0042024-Q2: 51,6832024-Q3: 51,7682024-Q4: 51,2612025-Q1: 49,6362025-Q2: 48,5142025-Q3: 48,5742025-Q4: 48,1392026-Q1: 46,623
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q146,623
2025-Q448,139
2025-Q348,574
2025-Q248,514
2025-Q149,636
2024-Q451,261
2024-Q351,768
2024-Q251,683
2024-Q152,004
2023-Q452,928
2023-Q353,224
2023-Q253,327
2023-Q153,490
2022-Q452,970
2022-Q353,285
2022-Q252,456
2022-Q152,244

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,175 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 4,1962022-Q2: 4,2072022-Q3: 4,2382022-Q4: 4,2332023-Q1: 4,2702023-Q2: 4,2912023-Q3: 4,3052023-Q4: 4,2992024-Q1: 4,2772024-Q2: 4,2852024-Q3: 4,2722024-Q4: 4,2772025-Q1: 4,2052025-Q2: 4,1762025-Q3: 4,1912025-Q4: 4,1912026-Q1: 4,175
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q14,175
2025-Q44,191
2025-Q34,191
2025-Q24,176
2025-Q14,205
2024-Q44,277
2024-Q34,272
2024-Q24,285
2024-Q14,277
2023-Q44,299
2023-Q34,305
2023-Q24,291
2023-Q14,270
2022-Q44,233
2022-Q34,238
2022-Q24,207
2022-Q14,196

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $938.7 million · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $987.4 million2022-Q2: $929.1 million2022-Q3: $968.8 million2022-Q4: $949.9 million2023-Q1: $1.0 billion2023-Q2: $942.9 million2023-Q3: $958.8 million2023-Q4: $971.1 million2024-Q1: $1.0 billion2024-Q2: $939.9 million2024-Q3: $955.0 million2024-Q4: $966.7 million2025-Q1: $997.7 million2025-Q2: $904.5 million2025-Q3: $908.6 million2025-Q4: $916.7 million2026-Q1: $938.7 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$938.7 million
2025-Q4$916.7 million
2025-Q3$908.6 million
2025-Q2$904.5 million
2025-Q1$997.7 million
2024-Q4$966.7 million
2024-Q3$955.0 million
2024-Q2$939.9 million
2024-Q1$1.0 billion
2023-Q4$971.1 million
2023-Q3$958.8 million
2023-Q2$942.9 million
2023-Q1$1.0 billion
2022-Q4$949.9 million
2022-Q3$968.8 million
2022-Q2$929.1 million
2022-Q1$987.4 million

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages46,6232026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,1752026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$938.7 million2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.9 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census67,12320222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,96420222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,61620222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$12.3 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.