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Size of the US News Syndicates industry

NAICS 51911, News Syndicates. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$1.4 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
5,334
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
321
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
202
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$690.8 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 11,804 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 11,2642019-Q2: 11,0952019-Q3: 11,2982019-Q4: 11,4572020-Q1: 10,8892020-Q2: 10,9682020-Q3: 11,2692020-Q4: 11,1542021-Q1: 10,9322021-Q2: 11,1882021-Q3: 11,4662021-Q4: 11,804
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PeriodValue
2021-Q411,804
2021-Q311,466
2021-Q211,188
2021-Q110,932
2020-Q411,154
2020-Q311,269
2020-Q210,968
2020-Q110,889
2019-Q411,457
2019-Q311,298
2019-Q211,095
2019-Q111,264

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

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 5,334 · 2023
2017: 6,6732018: 6,5832019: 6,3532020: 6,3762021: 6,6612022: 5,8972023: 5,334
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PeriodValue
20235,334
20225,897
20216,661
20206,376
20196,353
20186,583
20176,673

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 831 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 7292019-Q2: 7402019-Q3: 7512019-Q4: 7562020-Q1: 7472020-Q2: 7602020-Q3: 7572020-Q4: 7522021-Q1: 7772021-Q2: 8042021-Q3: 8142021-Q4: 831
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4831
2021-Q3814
2021-Q2804
2021-Q1777
2020-Q4752
2020-Q3757
2020-Q2760
2020-Q1747
2019-Q4756
2019-Q3751
2019-Q2740
2019-Q1729

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 321 · 2023
2017: 4122018: 3982019: 4012020: 4392021: 4642022: 3552023: 321
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PeriodValue
2023321
2022355
2021464
2020439
2019401
2018398
2017412

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $413.6 million · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $466.9 million2019-Q2: $320.5 million2019-Q3: $336.5 million2019-Q4: $340.6 million2020-Q1: $418.3 million2020-Q2: $342.8 million2020-Q3: $352.0 million2020-Q4: $363.4 million2021-Q1: $445.0 million2021-Q2: $364.3 million2021-Q3: $374.6 million2021-Q4: $413.6 million
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$413.6 million
2021-Q3$374.6 million
2021-Q2$364.3 million
2021-Q1$445.0 million
2020-Q4$363.4 million
2020-Q3$352.0 million
2020-Q2$342.8 million
2020-Q1$418.3 million
2019-Q4$340.6 million
2019-Q3$336.5 million
2019-Q2$320.5 million
2019-Q1$466.9 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $690.8 million · 2023
2017: $570.3 million2018: $601.6 million2019: $601.9 million2020: $611.5 million2021: $710.4 million2022: $745.7 million2023: $690.8 million
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PeriodValue
2023$690.8 million
2022$745.7 million
2021$710.4 million
2020$611.5 million
2019$601.9 million
2018$601.6 million
2017$570.3 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages11,8042021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages8312021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$413.6 million2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$690.8 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns5,33420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns32120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$544.8 million20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census6,53120172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census42220172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census20220172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$1.4 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within News Syndicates

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
519110News Syndicates$1.4 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census5,3342023 · CBP

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.