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Size of the US Television Broadcasting Stations industry

NAICS 516120, Television 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)
$32.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
62,982
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,811
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
413
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 62,982 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 66,7422022-Q2: 66,3142022-Q3: 66,9302022-Q4: 67,7082023-Q1: 68,3432023-Q2: 67,4812023-Q3: 67,2912023-Q4: 67,1382024-Q1: 67,6142024-Q2: 66,9762024-Q3: 66,7012024-Q4: 65,5772025-Q1: 64,2802025-Q2: 63,0442025-Q3: 62,7352025-Q4: 62,6272026-Q1: 62,982
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q162,982
2025-Q462,627
2025-Q362,735
2025-Q263,044
2025-Q164,280
2024-Q465,577
2024-Q366,701
2024-Q266,976
2024-Q167,614
2023-Q467,138
2023-Q367,291
2023-Q267,481
2023-Q168,343
2022-Q467,708
2022-Q366,930
2022-Q266,314
2022-Q166,742

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 1,811 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 1,5092022-Q2: 1,5412022-Q3: 1,5802022-Q4: 1,6032023-Q1: 1,6522023-Q2: 1,6632023-Q3: 1,6712023-Q4: 1,6822024-Q1: 1,7142024-Q2: 1,7272024-Q3: 1,7392024-Q4: 1,7482025-Q1: 1,7392025-Q2: 1,7532025-Q3: 1,7752025-Q4: 1,7812026-Q1: 1,811
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q11,811
2025-Q41,781
2025-Q31,775
2025-Q21,753
2025-Q11,739
2024-Q41,748
2024-Q31,739
2024-Q21,727
2024-Q11,714
2023-Q41,682
2023-Q31,671
2023-Q21,663
2023-Q11,652
2022-Q41,603
2022-Q31,580
2022-Q21,541
2022-Q11,509

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 $2.0 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $2.0 billion2022-Q2: $1.7 billion2022-Q3: $1.8 billion2022-Q4: $1.9 billion2023-Q1: $1.9 billion2023-Q2: $1.7 billion2023-Q3: $1.6 billion2023-Q4: $1.7 billion2024-Q1: $1.9 billion2024-Q2: $1.7 billion2024-Q3: $1.6 billion2024-Q4: $1.9 billion2025-Q1: $1.9 billion2025-Q2: $1.6 billion2025-Q3: $1.6 billion2025-Q4: $1.8 billion2026-Q1: $2.0 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$2.0 billion
2025-Q4$1.8 billion
2025-Q3$1.6 billion
2025-Q2$1.6 billion
2025-Q1$1.9 billion
2024-Q4$1.9 billion
2024-Q3$1.6 billion
2024-Q2$1.7 billion
2024-Q1$1.9 billion
2023-Q4$1.7 billion
2023-Q3$1.6 billion
2023-Q2$1.7 billion
2023-Q1$1.9 billion
2022-Q4$1.9 billion
2022-Q3$1.8 billion
2022-Q2$1.7 billion
2022-Q1$2.0 billion

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 Wages62,9822026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,8112026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.0 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.7 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census58,10620222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,20720222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census41320222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$32.4 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.