Publishing Industries (except Internet): NAICS 511

About the Publishing Industries (except Internet) subsector

The publishing industries (except internet) subsector is part of the information sector.

Industries in the Publishing Industries (except Internet) subsector group establishments engaged in the publishing of newspapers, magazines, other periodicals, and books, as well as directory and mailing list and software publishing. In general, these establishments, which are known as publishers, issue copies of works for which they usually possess copyright. Works may be in one or more formats including traditional print form, CD-ROM, or proprietary electronic networks. Publishers may publish works originally created by others for which they have obtained the rights and/or works that they have created in-house. Software publishing is included here because the activity, creation of a copyrighted product and bringing it to market, is equivalent to the creation process for other types of intellectual products.

North American Industry Classification System

The publishing industries (except internet) subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers: NAICS 5111
  • Software Publishers: NAICS 5112

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in publishing industries (except internet). While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, union membership and representation, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs

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Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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877.0 873.0 (P) 870.6 (P) 868.8

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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692.6 689.3 (P) 686.3  

Unemployment

 

Unemployment rate

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3.2% 4.3% 2.9% 4.6%

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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10 10 9  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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703 730 599  

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

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Union membership and representation

 

Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)

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6.7% 8.8% 7.0% 7.3%

Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)

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7.6% 9.7% 7.5% 7.7%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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Extended mass layoff events

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3 4 (P) 9 (P) 10

Separations

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455 443 (P) 1,279 (P) 1,506

Initial claimants

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296 491 (P) 1,139 (P) 962

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Advertising sales agents

55,340

Computer software engineers, applications

39,820

Editors

63,930

Graphic designers

29,230

Reporters and correspondents

39,230

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for publishing industries (except internet).

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in publishing industries (except internet).

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Average hourly earnings

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$25.60 $25.70 $25.83 (P) $25.60

Average weekly hours

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35.2 35.6 35.2 (P) 35.2

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

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Median weekly earnings
2004 2005 2006 2007

Union membership and representation

 

Full-time workers

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$720 $755 $848 $881

Members of unions

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$844 $860 $942 $931

Represented by unions

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$829 $867 $950 $933

Nonunion

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$710 $740 $830 $877

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Advertising sales agents

$18.04 $21.95 $37,520 $45,660

Computer software engineers, applications

$41.39 $42.34 $86,090 $88,070

Editors

$22.84 $26.45 $47,510 $55,010

Graphic designers

$17.38 $19.20 $36,150 $39,930

Reporters and correspondents

$16.07 $19.43 $33,420 $40,420

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in publishing industries (except internet). An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

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Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

34 37 27 (P) 43

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

2.1 2.2 2.1  

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

1.1 1.1 1.1  

Cases involving days away from work

0.7 0.7 0.6  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.4 0.4 0.4  

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

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Producer price index

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(P) 110.4 (P) 110.2 (P) 110.8 (P) 111.3

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) -0.5% (P) -0.2% (P) 0.5% (P) 0.5%

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in publishing industries (except internet). Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

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Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 35,937 (P) 36,037 (P) 36,175 (P) 36,182

Local government

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(P) 6 (P) 6 (P) 5 (P) 5

State government

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(P) 4 (P) 4 (P) 4 (P) 4

Federal government

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(P) 10 (P) 10 (P) 10 (P) 10

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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Labor productivity index, output per hour

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126.375 130.730 136.541 142.669

Percent change from previous year

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7.8 3.4 4.4 4.5

Labor index, total labor hours

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93.613 94.013 93.495 91.049

Percent change from previous year

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-8.8 0.4 -0.6 -2.6

Output index

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118.304 122.903 127.659 129.898

Percent change from previous year

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-1.7 3.9 3.9 1.8

Unit labor costs index

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107.155 100.651 101.251 105.310

Percent change from previous year

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0.8 -6.1 0.6 4.0

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See publishing, except software and software publishers in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008