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Information - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals; N = Not available; Q = Receipts not collected at this level of detail for multiestablishment f
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
  51 Information 3,093 N 10,262,455 101,636
511 Publishing industries (except Internet) 879 25,775,998 7,438,099 44,136
512 Motion picture & sound recording industries 404 N 79,094 4,068
515 Broadcasting (except Internet) 171 677,674 212,139 4,614
516 Internet publishing & broadcasting 62 176,465 78,749 1,188
517 Telecommunications 1,052 N 1,850,170 35,275
518 Internet service providers, web search portals, & data processing 495 1,335,054 523,022 10,690
519 Other information services 30 199,858 81,182 1,665

 

 

Information - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals; N = Not available; Q = Receipts not collected at this level of detail for multiestablishment f

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
511 Publishing industries (except Internet) 879 25,775,998 7,438,099 44,136
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers 500 1,662,643 452,712 12,922
51111 Newspaper publishers 190 904,529 302,282 9,043
51112 Periodical publishers 145 194,803 54,841 1,533
51113 Book publishers 91 164,842 29,795 806
51114 Directory & mailing list publishers 50 370,370 53,867 1,280
51119 Other publishers 24 28,099 11,927 260
511191 Greeting card publishers 4 D D (20-99)
511199 All other publishers 20 D D (100-249)
5112 Software publishers 379 24,113,355 6,985,387 31,214

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
512 Motion picture & sound recording industries 404 N 79,094 4,068
5121 Motion picture & video industries 350 N 62,217 3,551
51211 Motion picture & video production 160 Q 23,712 760
51212 Motion picture & video distribution 4 Q 119 5
51213 Motion picture & video exhibition 152 263,618 29,649 2,579
512131 Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins) 146 261,747 29,335 2,559
512132 Drive-in motion picture theaters 6 1,871 314 20
51219 Postproduction & other motion picture & video industries 34 22,977 8,737 207
512191 Teleproduction & other postproduction services 28 17,764 6,130 152
512199 Other motion picture & video industries 6 5,213 2,607 55
5122 Sound recording industries 54 N 16,877 517
51221 Record production 3 D D (20-99)
51222 Integrated record production/distribution 10 Q 5,421 187
51223 Music publishers 1 D D (1-19)
51224 Sound recording studios 30 10,449 3,457 106
51229 Other sound recording industries 10 22,056 6,006 140
5122902 Producers of taped radio programs 4 D D (1-19)
5122909 All other sound recording industries 6 D D (100-249)

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
515 Broadcasting (except Internet) 171 677,674 212,139 4,614
5151 Radio & television broadcasting 162 662,066 205,981 4,482
51511 Radio broadcasting 125 313,950 101,963 2,462
515111 Radio networks 16 53,054 17,090 407
515112 Radio stations 109 260,896 84,873 2,055
51512 Television broadcasting 37 348,116 104,018 2,020
5152 Cable & other subscription programming 9 15,608 6,158 132

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
516 Internet publishing & broadcasting 62 176,465 78,749 1,188

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
517 Telecommunications 1,052 N 1,850,170 35,275
5171 Wired telecommunications carriers 577 Q 694,237 13,052
5172 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) 251 Q 915,478 14,784
517211 Paging 21 Q 13,348 438
517212 Cellular & other wireless telecommunications 230 Q 902,130 14,346
5173 Telecommunications resellers 58 104,302 14,672 353
5174 Satellite telecommunications 12 80,926 28,076 402
5175 Cable & other program distribution 143 Q 192,253 6,567
5179 Other telecommunications 11 12,312 5,454 117

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
518 Internet service providers, web search portals, & data processing 495 1,335,054 523,022 10,690
5181 Internet service providers & web search portals 152 446,318 112,664 2,538
518111 Internet service providers 142 D D (1000-2499)
518112 Web search portals 10 D D (500-999)
5182 Data processing, hosting, & related services 343 888,736 410,358 8,152

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Revenue
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
519 Other information services 30 199,858 81,182 1,665
51911 News syndicates 7 16,067 4,233 100
51912 Libraries & archives 13 18,709 9,749 425
51919 All other information services 10 165,082 67,200 1,140


Source: 2002 Economic Census, Geographic Area Series   Questions?
Last revised: September 12, 2005