Employment trends in newspaper publishing and other media, 1990–2016

Few industries have been affected by the digital or information age as much as newspapers and other traditional publishing industries (books, magazines, etc.). In June 1990, there were nearly 458,000 people employed in the newspaper publishing industry; by March 2016, that figure had fallen to about 183,000, a decline of almost 60 percent. Over the same period, employment in Internet publishing and broadcasting rose from about 30,000 to nearly 198,000.

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Chart Data Employment in selected information industries, seasonally adjusted, 1990–2016 Month Newspapers Periodicals Books Internet publishing and broadcasting Motion picture and video production Motion picture and video exhibition Cable and other subscription programming Directories and mailing lists Other publishing Radio broadcasting Television broadcasting Jan 1990 455,000 146,400 85,800 28,800 91,500 110,500 50,400 49,500 31,300 118,700 113,000 Feb 1990 456,300 146,800 85,900 29,000 92,800 109,800 50,900 49,900 31,500 118,900 113,600 Mar 1990 456,700 147,500 85,800 29,200 93,900 110,200 51,400 49,900 31,900 118,700 114,100 Apr 1990 456,900 148,000 85,800 29,300 96,200 109,900 51,700 49,600 31,900 118,600 113,900 May 1990 457,300 148,000 85,500 29,400 98,000 110,900 51,900 49,800 31,900 118,000 114,100 Jun 1990 457,800 147,700 85,500 29,700 99,300 110,400 52,000 50,200 32,300 117,600 114,100 Jul 1990 457,500 148,600 85,600 29,700 103,600 110,300 51,900 50,400 32,600 117,700 114,100 Aug 1990 457,100 148,500 85,500 29,700 104,600 111,000 51,900 50,600 32,800 117,900 114,300 Sep 1990 455,900 149,100 85,200 29,700 103,400 111,100 51,900 50,500 33,000 118,100 114,400 Oct 1990 455,200 149,700 85,200 29,400 103,000 111,400 51,900 50,800 33,100 118,300 114,300 Nov 1990 452,500 150,100 85,500 29,400 103,900 110,200 51,700 50,800 33,300 118,200 113,800 Dec 1990 450,700 150,100 85,300 29,200 105,200 108,800 51,800 51,200 33,500 117,900 113,500 Jan 1991 449,500 149,500 85,100 29,000 106,000 109,600 52,100 50,900 33,900 118,200 113,400 Feb 1991 446,900 149,700 85,100 28,800 104,000 110,900 52,200 50,300 34,100 117,500 113,500 Mar 1991 445,200 149,200 84,600 28,500 101,400 111,600 52,400 50,700 34,300 117,200 113,100 Apr 1991 444,400 148,900 83,900 28,400 102,900 111,100 52,400 50,300 34,100 116,700 112,900 May 1991 443,700 148,500 83,700 28,300 104,400 109,800 52,400 50,200 34,100 116,200 112,700 Jun 1991 440,800 147,800 83,300 28,200 106,000 108,100 52,400 50,000 34,100 115,700 112,700 Jul 1991 439,300 145,800 82,900 28,100 105,400 109,900 52,700 49,600 33,800 115,300 112,500 Aug 1991 437,600 146,400 82,100 28,000 105,100 110,700 52,800 49,500 33,700 115,600 112,300 Sep 1991 436,700 145,900 82,800 28,100 104,000 111,800 52,700 49,300 33,700 114,800 112,200 Oct 1991 436,700 145,500 82,900 28,100 101,200 110,700 52,500 49,200 33,800 114,400 112,100 Nov 1991 435,200 144,500 82,700 27,900 101,300 109,100 52,700 48,700 33,500 114,500 112,800 Dec 1991 434,800 144,100 82,600 28,000 98,400 109,100 52,800 48,500 33,400 113,800 113,000 Jan 1992 434,300 143,700 82,500 28,000 98,300 109,300 53,000 48,500 33,300 113,000 112,900 Feb 1992 433,500 142,800 82,100 28,100 97,800 109,000 52,900 48,100 32,600 112,800 112,900 Mar 1992 433,100 142,900 82,300 28,100 100,700 108,000 52,800 48,100 32,800 112,500 112,900 Apr 1992 433,500 143,000 82,200 28,000 99,300 109,100 53,000 48,400 32,900 112,200 113,400 May 1992 433,100 142,900 82,100 28,000 99,400 111,000 53,300 48,100 32,900 112,900 113,500 Jun 1992 433,200 143,200 81,800 27,900 99,100 109,300 53,300 48,300 33,000 112,900 113,800 Jul 1992 432,900 143,300 81,800 28,000 99,000 108,900 53,400 48,400 33,200 112,500 113,900 Aug 1992 432,600 143,600 81,300 28,200 98,000 108,100 53,800 48,500 33,100 111,700 113,900 Sep 1992 433,600 143,900 82,100 28,300 98,500 107,400 54,300 48,900 33,000 111,800 114,500 Oct 1992 434,100 143,900 82,700 28,400 102,200 108,000 54,700 49,000 32,500 111,700 114,500 Nov 1992 433,800 144,200 82,000 28,500 103,100 109,000 54,600 49,200 32,700 111,800 114,600 Dec 1992 433,400 144,700 81,700 28,700 103,600 109,900 54,500 49,300 32,700 111,900 114,700 Jan 1993 432,000 145,300 82,100 28,800 105,800 109,300 54,900 49,200 33,400 112,200 114,900 Feb 1993 433,500 146,000 82,400 29,000 102,600 109,100 55,100 49,200 33,000 112,300 115,000 Mar 1993 433,200 146,500 82,600 29,200 97,700 109,000 55,200 49,300 33,100 112,200 115,000 Apr 1993 432,900 146,900 82,800 29,100 99,600 109,300 55,400 49,500 33,400 112,900 115,800 May 1993 433,500 147,800 82,900 29,100 99,600 108,800 55,400 49,600 33,500 112,900 115,500 Jun 1993 433,500 148,300 83,200 29,000 100,400 109,000 55,800 49,500 33,400 113,200 115,000 Jul 1993 433,300 148,700 82,900 28,800 100,700 109,200 55,800 49,800 33,700 113,400 115,700 Aug 1993 433,700 149,300 82,400 28,700 103,300 109,500 55,900 49,900 34,100 113,500 115,500 Sep 1993 433,100 150,100 82,200 28,400 103,700 109,500 56,200 49,800 34,000 112,700 115,300 Oct 1993 431,800 150,700 82,000 28,200 105,200 109,200 56,600 49,800 33,900 112,900 115,600 Nov 1993 431,500 151,400 81,900 28,100 104,600 110,400 56,900 50,200 34,200 112,400 115,600 Dec 1993 431,300 152,000 82,100 28,400 108,500 110,400 57,400 50,400 34,500 112,400 115,800 Jan 1994 431,100 152,500 83,100 28,600 108,400 111,100 57,300 50,700 34,800 112,900 116,300 Feb 1994 430,600 153,400 82,700 28,500 110,700 110,900 57,700 51,300 34,900 112,800 116,600 Mar 1994 431,000 153,800 82,800 28,800 112,400 111,200 58,200 51,800 34,800 113,000 116,800 Apr 1994 430,800 153,700 83,300 29,000 114,300 111,500 58,500 51,400 35,000 112,300 117,000 May 1994 430,800 153,500 83,600 29,200 111,900 111,000 59,000 51,900 35,100 112,400 117,100 Jun 1994 430,800 152,700 84,000 29,500 112,900 110,400 59,200 51,700 34,600 112,900 117,300 Jul 1994 430,700 153,300 84,200 29,800 111,800 110,400 59,500 51,500 34,900 112,600 117,800 Aug 1994 431,300 153,800 84,200 30,000 114,300 113,500 59,700 51,500 35,000 112,800 118,600 Sep 1994 430,400 153,200 83,900 30,400 112,800 112,800 59,800 51,500 34,800 113,400 118,800 Oct 1994 430,600 152,800 84,800 30,500 117,100 114,000 60,200 51,600 35,000 113,100 118,900 Nov 1994 427,000 152,900 84,800 30,900 122,800 113,700 60,700 51,900 34,800 113,100 119,500 Dec 1994 430,600 153,300 85,400 31,200 122,900 113,600 61,400 52,000 34,800 113,300 119,900 Jan 1995 431,300 151,300 85,400 31,500 124,500 115,200 61,400 52,400 34,200 112,700 119,200 Feb 1995 432,000 151,700 85,300 31,800 132,900 114,100 61,900 52,300 34,400 112,600 120,200 Mar 1995 431,900 151,700 85,300 32,000 132,200 112,900 62,300 52,400 34,100 113,000 121,000 Apr 1995 431,700 151,500 85,500 32,400 138,200 114,100 62,800 52,700 33,900 112,400 120,600 May 1995 430,400 150,900 85,600 32,800 135,200 115,900 63,200 53,000 34,000 112,600 121,300 Jun 1995 430,100 150,600 85,500 33,300 132,900 116,900 63,400 53,300 33,900 112,400 121,500 Jul 1995 430,100 150,500 86,400 33,700 135,400 119,800 63,800 52,800 33,800 111,700 121,900 Aug 1995 427,600 150,700 86,100 34,100 135,600 118,500 64,200 52,900 33,900 112,700 122,600 Sep 1995 427,900 150,600 85,600 34,700 138,600 119,000 64,600 53,200 34,000 112,600 122,700 Oct 1995 428,300 151,000 85,600 35,300 139,900 118,800 65,200 53,200 34,200 112,300 123,300 Nov 1995 427,800 150,900 85,200 35,900 140,000 118,800 65,900 53,400 34,200 112,200 123,600 Dec 1995 427,600 151,200 86,200 36,400 140,400 118,800 66,400 53,200 34,000 112,500 124,200 Jan 1996 424,900 151,500 86,400 36,800 144,600 118,800 67,200 53,700 34,100 112,700 124,800 Feb 1996 425,500 151,500 86,600 37,500 144,400 118,700 67,600 54,200 34,200 112,600 125,200 Mar 1996 425,200 151,500 87,000 38,100 148,100 119,300 67,900 54,100 34,400 112,500 125,600 Apr 1996 424,900 151,600 86,900 38,500 150,400 119,500 68,400 53,900 34,100 112,800 126,200 May 1996 424,200 152,200 87,300 38,900 151,600 120,900 69,100 54,100 34,000 112,500 126,200 Jun 1996 424,100 152,500 87,400 39,300 151,100 122,000 69,800 54,100 34,200 112,700 126,600 Jul 1996 423,500 153,100 87,200 39,800 152,700 123,400 70,600 54,400 34,200 112,800 126,600 Aug 1996 422,400 153,400 87,800 40,300 150,300 122,400 70,900 54,700 34,400 112,300 127,100 Sep 1996 422,300 153,600 88,100 40,700 152,700 122,900 71,200 54,600 34,600 112,400 127,400 Oct 1996 423,400 153,200 88,500 41,200 152,700 123,600 71,500 54,800 34,300 113,100 127,600 Nov 1996 420,400 153,800 88,600 41,400 151,400 124,700 71,500 54,900 34,800 112,700 127,500 Dec 1996 421,100 153,800 88,600 41,900 150,900 126,000 70,800 54,600 34,700 112,500 128,000 Jan 1997 421,200 154,400 88,400 42,300 153,400 126,200 71,700 54,500 34,800 112,200 128,100 Feb 1997 421,000 154,500 88,900 42,900 152,400 128,800 71,900 54,600 34,700 112,800 127,800 Mar 1997 421,300 155,100 89,300 43,400 152,900 129,100 71,800 55,100 35,100 113,800 126,800 Apr 1997 422,900 156,100 89,400 44,100 154,200 128,500 72,400 55,300 35,200 113,200 127,900 May 1997 424,000 155,900 89,500 44,600 155,400 130,100 71,300 55,600 35,400 113,100 128,500 Jun 1997 424,300 156,300 91,100 45,300 158,700 130,800 71,400 55,900 35,500 112,700 128,000 Jul 1997 424,500 156,800 89,700 45,600 160,900 132,000 70,900 56,300 35,800 112,900 128,700 Aug 1997 425,100 156,700 88,900 46,200 164,300 132,100 71,300 56,300 35,600 112,400 127,700 Sep 1997 424,700 156,700 89,000 46,600 164,500 132,900 71,100 56,400 35,300 113,400 128,100 Oct 1997 424,700 157,100 88,600 47,000 163,400 133,500 71,700 56,600 36,100 113,700 129,000 Nov 1997 425,100 156,700 88,900 47,800 164,200 134,000 71,500 56,600 36,100 114,500 129,400 Dec 1997 424,400 158,000 88,600 48,300 167,500 135,000 71,000 56,900 36,500 114,300 128,800 Jan 1998 426,000 158,000 88,900 49,000 164,900 136,100 72,100 56,800 36,400 114,200 129,200 Feb 1998 426,600 158,500 88,400 49,700 171,100 136,800 72,500 56,900 36,400 114,200 129,500 Mar 1998 425,500 159,100 88,400 50,100 169,300 137,200 73,500 56,800 36,300 113,800 130,200 Apr 1998 426,500 159,600 88,700 51,200 169,200 137,300 74,000 57,000 36,500 114,600 130,600 May 1998 425,900 160,000 89,000 51,900 170,100 136,000 74,600 56,700 36,300 115,000 131,100 Jun 1998 426,000 160,800 89,200 53,100 165,200 132,500 75,000 56,800 36,300 115,300 131,800 Jul 1998 424,900 161,700 89,000 54,100 171,300 134,500 76,200 56,600 36,300 115,000 131,600 Aug 1998 425,000 161,300 89,300 55,300 172,800 134,400 76,800 56,400 35,900 115,100 131,900 Sep 1998 424,700 161,300 88,500 56,300 173,600 135,900 77,800 56,500 35,900 115,300 132,600 Oct 1998 424,700 161,700 88,300 57,600 174,800 135,500 77,400 56,400 35,800 115,800 131,600 Nov 1998 424,900 162,600 87,800 58,700 176,700 134,400 78,100 56,700 35,800 116,000 129,100 Dec 1998 424,100 162,900 87,700 60,200 178,200 133,700 78,400 56,800 35,600 115,800 129,200 Jan 1999 423,600 163,600 87,800 61,600 172,700 135,400 79,400 56,800 35,300 115,900 130,300 Feb 1999 423,300 164,400 87,700 62,800 179,200 135,000 79,900 56,900 35,300 116,000 130,100 Mar 1999 423,700 164,900 87,100 63,800 178,000 136,100 80,500 56,500 35,200 115,800 129,500 Apr 1999 423,400 165,100 86,100 67,400 182,200 136,400 80,500 56,300 34,800 115,600 130,900 May 1999 424,200 165,300 86,400 71,500 184,700 141,200 80,900 56,800 35,300 115,800 131,800 Jun 1999 424,000 165,100 86,400 74,600 185,600 139,700 81,600 57,200 35,500 115,200 131,600 Jul 1999 424,800 165,500 87,200 79,000 185,300 139,000 81,700 57,100 35,200 115,400 132,400 Aug 1999 424,600 166,900 87,400 83,200 184,900 137,700 82,300 57,400 35,400 115,400 132,700 Sep 1999 425,400 167,700 87,700 87,200 184,900 140,500 82,500 57,400 35,400 115,800 132,900 Oct 1999 425,400 168,500 87,700 91,500 184,300 141,900 83,300 56,500 35,200 115,900 133,300 Nov 1999 424,900 168,300 87,500 95,400 182,100 141,500 83,900 57,100 34,900 115,700 133,600 Dec 1999 424,900 167,900 87,400 99,300 180,600 142,500 84,500 57,400 34,400 116,000 134,000 Jan 2000 424,900 169,000 87,500 103,400 179,900 139,900 86,000 57,700 34,500 116,700 135,300 Feb 2000 424,500 169,400 87,600 107,500 179,500 140,000 86,700 58,300 34,700 116,700 136,300 Mar 2000 424,400 169,400 88,100 111,300 181,800 139,000 86,800 58,300 34,700 117,000 136,300 Apr 2000 424,000 170,100 88,100 112,400 181,600 139,200 88,400 57,700 34,600 117,100 136,800 May 2000 423,500 169,600 88,000 111,600 180,900 139,300 89,800 57,600 34,300 117,200 135,400 Jun 2000 423,100 171,200 88,300 112,200 182,300 138,400 90,500 58,900 34,900 117,800 135,200 Jul 2000 423,200 171,900 87,600 112,300 184,500 138,500 92,000 57,900 35,000 118,300 135,200 Aug 2000 422,600 171,100 87,200 111,800 184,600 137,600 92,500 58,000 35,200 117,500 135,600 Sep 2000 421,000 171,000 88,200 112,200 182,600 135,500 93,200 58,000 35,200 116,700 136,800 Oct 2000 419,900 170,800 88,500 111,500 181,800 133,300 93,300 58,500 35,100 116,200 136,800 Nov 2000 420,200 170,600 89,400 112,400 179,900 131,200 94,000 58,600 34,900 115,600 136,900 Dec 2000 419,200 170,500 89,600 112,100 182,900 132,200 95,200 58,400 34,700 112,900 137,200 Jan 2001 419,100 170,400 88,800 112,300 185,900 134,100 95,600 59,300 34,600 114,200 137,000 Feb 2001 417,000 170,600 87,700 110,700 189,400 134,500 96,100 57,900 34,300 114,500 136,700 Mar 2001 414,300 169,900 88,000 110,500 189,600 133,700 95,700 58,400 34,300 114,500 136,200 Apr 2001 412,000 168,700 87,900 107,300 174,700 134,300 96,200 58,300 33,900 114,800 135,500 May 2001 410,500 169,300 88,400 104,600 174,200 130,900 96,000 58,100 33,700 114,300 135,100 Jun 2001 408,300 168,500 88,400 101,800 179,000 130,600 95,700 57,400 33,300 114,100 135,000 Jul 2001 404,200 167,400 88,200 99,700 179,400 131,500 94,400 56,700 33,400 114,700 134,900 Aug 2001 403,400 166,600 87,300 96,700 180,200 132,400 95,300 55,800 33,200 115,400 134,500 Sep 2001 401,000 166,300 86,700 94,500 179,700 131,600 95,400 55,100 33,000 114,400 132,300 Oct 2001 399,700 165,200 85,800 91,300 176,300 131,300 95,100 54,600 32,700 113,800 132,900 Nov 2001 397,300 163,900 85,500 88,900 177,200 133,800 95,500 53,700 32,700 114,000 132,500 Dec 2001 395,800 162,900 85,600 86,900 186,900 135,600 95,200 53,200 32,700 113,500 132,100 Jan 2002 393,500 162,200 85,400 84,100 189,400 132,200 94,300 52,900 32,700 112,600 132,800 Feb 2002 391,100 159,600 85,800 82,000 190,000 134,100 93,100 53,000 32,400 111,600 131,800 Mar 2002 389,700 158,100 85,300 80,100 194,800 136,800 93,600 52,300 31,700 111,600 131,100 Apr 2002 389,100 156,100 85,200 78,400 195,300 136,800 91,900 52,400 31,600 110,400 131,100 May 2002 388,100 155,900 84,100 77,400 192,200 138,800 92,400 52,000 31,100 110,800 130,800 Jun 2002 388,200 154,600 83,400 76,600 194,200 138,700 92,800 52,000 30,200 111,200 130,900 Jul 2002 387,700 153,900 83,300 75,100 189,700 138,700 91,800 51,800 31,000 110,200 130,800 Aug 2002 387,800 153,000 83,000 74,600 194,800 138,500 91,700 52,100 31,000 110,800 129,800 Sep 2002 387,900 151,700 82,400 73,100 191,500 137,800 91,500 53,100 31,000 110,900 128,000 Oct 2002 387,600 151,000 81,700 72,800 196,700 140,000 93,400 52,600 31,200 110,600 127,100 Nov 2002 388,300 150,700 80,800 71,000 195,100 140,300 93,600 52,300 31,100 110,000 128,100 Dec 2002 388,300 150,200 79,800 69,500 184,700 140,300 93,300 53,800 31,000 111,300 127,600 Jan 2003 385,500 150,200 78,300 69,100 188,000 137,900 88,700 50,400 31,200 112,500 128,300 Feb 2003 386,000 150,100 79,100 68,500 177,800 138,500 86,900 49,000 31,100 111,900 128,100 Mar 2003 385,500 150,500 78,400 68,400 180,200 137,000 87,400 48,900 32,000 110,900 128,600 Apr 2003 384,100 150,300 78,500 67,600 180,900 134,300 87,600 48,500 30,100 110,600 128,200 May 2003 383,200 148,600 78,900 66,600 181,300 136,800 87,000 48,200 29,800 109,900 128,100 Jun 2003 381,600 148,200 78,100 67,000 181,500 138,600 86,100 48,100 29,500 110,000 127,600 Jul 2003 380,600 147,000 77,500 67,800 185,100 138,800 85,600 48,700 29,300 110,100 127,300 Aug 2003 379,200 147,600 78,100 67,300 181,400 138,500 84,700 48,100 28,800 109,900 126,600 Sep 2003 378,800 147,000 79,200 66,800 184,900 140,700 84,900 45,900 29,100 110,100 127,200 Oct 2003 378,500 146,500 79,700 66,200 183,000 141,500 84,600 45,900 29,200 109,900 127,200 Nov 2003 377,300 146,100 79,900 65,900 188,100 143,100 83,400 46,400 29,100 111,000 127,500 Dec 2003 377,200 145,000 80,300 65,400 192,700 141,100 83,400 47,500 28,800 110,600 128,000 Jan 2004 377,800 143,700 80,500 65,500 191,200 140,600 85,200 47,200 28,700 110,600 127,600 Feb 2004 377,500 142,500 79,600 66,300 197,700 139,000 85,900 47,200 27,800 110,700 127,800 Mar 2004 376,600 141,100 80,700 65,800 194,000 136,200 85,400 47,600 28,900 111,700 127,400 Apr 2004 377,500 141,000 81,400 65,800 190,400 136,600 85,600 47,300 28,600 111,500 127,700 May 2004 376,900 140,200 82,000 66,000 202,200 136,100 85,400 47,100 28,400 112,100 128,700 Jun 2004 377,000 140,500 82,300 66,900 202,800 137,400 85,200 46,900 28,600 111,600 128,400 Jul 2004 375,700 140,400 82,300 66,200 198,300 139,200 85,200 47,100 28,100 111,900 128,100 Aug 2004 375,100 140,000 82,400 65,800 190,200 139,400 85,600 47,100 27,700 111,500 128,000 Sep 2004 374,400 140,400 82,400 65,400 190,400 138,500 86,100 46,500 27,400 111,300 127,900 Oct 2004 372,800 141,100 83,700 66,200 198,600 139,100 85,700 46,000 27,800 112,000 128,400 Nov 2004 373,700 140,600 83,000 66,200 194,600 136,600 85,500 46,200 27,800 112,000 128,500 Dec 2004 371,600 140,800 82,500 66,200 189,700 135,500 86,300 45,700 28,200 112,400 127,800 Jan 2005 369,700 140,900 82,400 66,600 183,200 136,200 86,800 44,400 28,400 114,000 127,100 Feb 2005 370,600 141,900 82,300 65,800 179,200 135,600 86,800 45,500 28,400 112,500 127,000 Mar 2005 370,900 141,600 82,400 65,900 184,700 135,300 87,400 45,200 27,900 111,400 127,500 Apr 2005 370,200 140,800 81,900 66,200 194,300 135,200 87,800 44,700 28,600 110,600 127,700 May 2005 370,600 141,200 81,800 66,400 195,500 135,800 88,600 44,600 28,200 110,000 127,200 Jun 2005 369,700 141,100 82,400 66,600 192,100 134,100 90,100 44,100 28,000 110,700 127,100 Jul 2005 370,700 141,400 83,800 66,700 197,800 131,900 90,300 44,100 28,100 111,500 127,700 Aug 2005 371,000 142,000 82,500 67,200 201,700 130,900 90,500 43,800 28,100 111,300 128,700 Sep 2005 370,300 142,100 82,200 68,100 208,100 131,900 89,600 43,900 27,900 110,900 127,700 Oct 2005 369,900 140,900 81,900 68,200 200,500 130,300 89,700 43,800 27,400 111,500 128,200 Nov 2005 368,000 142,000 81,900 68,800 200,600 131,900 91,000 43,300 27,600 110,200 127,000 Dec 2005 367,200 142,400 82,500 69,400 201,500 133,000 90,200 43,800 27,500 110,300 126,800 Jan 2006 364,900 142,200 82,200 69,300 204,700 134,600 89,400 44,300 27,400 110,900 126,300 Feb 2006 365,200 142,400 82,200 70,500 200,500 133,900 90,500 44,300 27,300 110,900 126,400 Mar 2006 364,900 143,600 82,800 70,600 198,600 134,100 90,400 44,500 26,600 111,800 126,100 Apr 2006 363,600 144,100 83,000 70,500 190,000 134,200 90,200 45,500 27,600 113,200 126,100 May 2006 361,000 144,700 82,400 70,100 188,100 133,400 89,900 45,300 27,600 113,700 126,300 Jun 2006 359,600 142,700 82,100 69,100 191,200 133,100 89,400 45,500 27,700 112,800 126,900 Jul 2006 357,400 145,300 82,100 67,600 189,100 135,700 90,300 45,100 27,500 111,900 126,800 Aug 2006 357,300 146,100 82,200 68,500 191,300 133,300 89,900 44,600 27,200 112,100 126,700 Sep 2006 356,800 144,100 82,500 68,200 189,300 130,700 89,500 44,400 27,000 112,000 126,700 Oct 2006 356,100 143,500 82,700 68,100 188,100 132,400 89,800 44,700 26,600 110,300 126,600 Nov 2006 354,800 144,500 82,400 68,200 188,000 133,700 89,900 44,500 26,600 109,600 126,800 Dec 2006 354,100 144,700 82,600 68,500 194,300 134,300 91,000 44,600 26,400 110,600 127,200 Jan 2007 353,000 145,000 82,800 68,200 195,200 134,200 89,200 44,900 26,500 110,600 127,300 Feb 2007 352,400 145,400 82,900 68,100 196,900 133,200 90,600 45,700 26,900 110,900 126,800 Mar 2007 351,200 144,700 82,000 68,800 196,300 132,400 90,800 46,200 27,000 110,700 125,400 Apr 2007 349,200 144,800 81,700 70,500 197,100 136,000 90,900 46,200 27,000 111,100 125,600 May 2007 348,300 145,600 82,100 72,100 195,000 139,900 90,400 46,300 27,400 110,700 125,500 Jun 2007 348,400 145,100 81,600 73,000 195,900 138,100 90,100 46,200 27,100 110,400 125,300 Jul 2007 347,500 143,400 81,600 73,800 196,400 135,900 89,100 46,300 27,300 109,600 125,700 Aug 2007 345,900 143,100 81,200 74,600 196,800 132,600 88,200 46,800 27,000 109,100 127,400 Sep 2007 342,500 142,900 80,600 75,900 202,400 132,500 87,200 46,800 26,800 109,900 127,900 Oct 2007 342,600 143,400 80,400 76,400 197,200 134,000 86,000 46,700 26,800 109,700 126,700 Nov 2007 341,900 143,100 80,400 76,600 199,000 132,200 84,800 47,000 26,800 110,100 126,500 Dec 2007 339,400 142,800 79,300 76,700 201,500 132,300 84,300 47,000 26,800 108,900 126,600 Jan 2008 339,800 143,800 80,400 77,900 200,500 131,000 84,700 47,200 26,400 109,400 126,100 Feb 2008 337,400 143,600 80,700 79,500 196,700 133,100 83,400 46,400 26,100 109,300 126,300 Mar 2008 334,800 143,200 81,100 80,500 203,500 130,600 83,100 46,000 27,000 108,700 126,800 Apr 2008 333,700 143,600 81,000 79,900 201,700 129,700 83,200 45,200 26,400 107,500 127,000 May 2008 330,900 143,500 80,800 79,600 202,500 128,600 83,700 45,500 25,500 108,600 126,900 Jun 2008 328,000 143,000 81,000 79,800 201,300 128,400 84,300 45,200 24,800 108,700 126,200 Jul 2008 324,500 142,200 80,700 80,600 194,500 128,900 84,800 44,800 24,600 108,800 126,100 Aug 2008 320,500 141,400 80,800 80,900 186,200 131,000 85,800 44,000 24,800 107,900 125,200 Sep 2008 316,100 139,800 81,200 80,900 185,300 131,600 86,600 44,400 25,000 105,700 124,100 Oct 2008 312,100 139,400 82,100 81,400 185,600 132,700 87,500 43,900 24,700 105,500 125,000 Nov 2008 308,000 137,400 80,800 81,900 182,300 132,600 88,200 44,100 24,200 104,900 125,000 Dec 2008 304,300 135,500 80,200 83,200 178,900 131,900 88,900 42,700 23,800 103,300 123,500 Jan 2009 298,500 130,200 79,900 82,800 180,700 132,300 88,000 41,500 23,000 102,900 122,800 Feb 2009 293,900 131,000 79,100 82,500 182,700 133,400 87,200 40,800 22,500 100,400 122,100 Mar 2009 289,200 129,200 78,500 83,000 182,500 134,600 86,600 40,400 23,200 99,100 121,300 Apr 2009 284,500 126,600 77,900 82,100 178,100 134,300 85,100 40,400 23,000 98,300 120,500 May 2009 279,000 125,100 77,300 82,800 173,200 133,000 85,400 39,500 22,800 97,600 119,500 Jun 2009 274,700 123,700 76,000 82,900 177,300 132,400 84,900 39,400 22,800 96,500 118,800 Jul 2009 270,800 122,200 76,600 82,100 176,600 132,900 84,500 38,900 22,200 95,700 117,500 Aug 2009 268,400 121,000 75,900 81,600 178,300 133,100 83,900 38,500 21,700 95,000 116,600 Sep 2009 269,300 120,500 75,100 83,300 186,100 132,500 85,000 37,700 21,900 94,500 115,300 Oct 2009 265,000 119,400 74,300 84,700 191,200 131,700 84,800 37,300 21,600 95,000 115,100 Nov 2009 263,600 119,300 74,800 85,600 191,700 129,100 85,300 36,700 22,200 93,900 114,900 Dec 2009 262,600 119,100 75,400 85,800 188,700 129,800 84,600 36,400 22,100 93,800 115,500 Jan 2010 260,800 121,500 73,800 86,700 191,300 131,600 84,500 36,000 22,100 92,600 116,500 Feb 2010 258,000 117,900 73,700 87,700 201,200 132,200 84,300 35,500 22,000 92,600 117,100 Mar 2010 256,800 117,500 73,700 88,100 193,500 130,900 83,700 35,400 21,300 92,600 117,500 Apr 2010 255,800 117,500 73,600 88,900 196,800 132,200 83,300 34,100 20,900 92,000 117,400 May 2010 255,800 116,800 73,200 89,800 198,400 130,500 81,700 34,400 21,000 91,900 117,500 Jun 2010 255,000 116,200 72,900 91,400 191,600 129,700 81,200 34,200 20,700 91,700 117,100 Jul 2010 254,000 115,900 72,600 92,700 201,300 129,200 80,700 34,500 20,900 92,100 117,600 Aug 2010 252,400 116,200 72,700 94,200 201,900 128,300 79,700 34,500 21,000 92,700 117,600 Sep 2010 250,900 115,200 72,500 94,700 199,100 128,500 78,800 34,400 20,400 92,900 117,700 Oct 2010 249,400 114,100 72,200 94,900 204,500 126,600 77,600 34,300 20,200 93,500 117,500 Nov 2010 248,300 113,600 72,500 96,700 198,200 126,100 76,700 34,500 19,800 93,200 117,900 Dec 2010 246,800 112,800 72,200 97,400 196,400 125,500 75,900 33,900 19,500 93,300 116,600 Jan 2011 246,700 112,800 72,400 99,800 197,800 123,700 74,800 33,800 19,600 93,000 117,500 Feb 2011 245,900 114,100 72,600 100,600 193,900 122,600 74,400 33,300 19,400 93,600 116,300 Mar 2011 244,900 113,900 72,200 101,000 196,800 122,000 73,900 32,700 18,900 92,900 115,300 Apr 2011 244,300 112,900 72,700 105,300 196,300 120,900 74,100 33,400 18,900 92,600 115,500 May 2011 243,000 111,900 72,900 107,300 199,200 122,600 73,900 32,900 18,700 92,200 115,800 Jun 2011 241,800 113,200 73,200 110,800 201,200 121,900 73,900 32,500 18,600 92,700 115,800 Jul 2011 240,800 113,200 73,900 112,600 194,700 122,700 73,700 31,900 18,200 93,000 116,600 Aug 2011 240,200 113,200 73,100 113,300 198,600 121,800 73,800 31,400 18,300 92,500 117,000 Sep 2011 237,900 112,900 72,600 114,400 201,500 121,100 73,400 31,400 18,400 92,800 117,800 Oct 2011 236,400 113,400 72,500 115,700 201,900 124,200 73,300 31,200 18,300 92,600 118,200 Nov 2011 235,200 112,800 71,800 116,200 200,300 122,100 72,600 30,600 18,000 92,200 118,200 Dec 2011 233,200 112,500 71,800 118,100 202,300 122,400 73,200 30,900 17,400 91,800 119,200 Jan 2012 230,600 111,700 71,700 118,800 191,500 123,000 73,800 30,600 16,500 92,200 119,000 Feb 2012 229,200 111,800 71,100 119,900 201,500 122,800 71,900 30,500 16,600 92,100 119,700 Mar 2012 228,300 111,500 70,900 121,300 195,300 124,200 74,000 30,300 16,700 92,200 120,800 Apr 2012 227,300 111,600 71,000 122,200 202,700 124,900 73,600 30,200 16,300 93,000 120,400 May 2012 226,300 111,600 70,400 123,500 207,800 125,300 74,400 30,300 16,300 92,600 120,800 Jun 2012 224,800 110,200 71,000 123,600 198,400 126,000 73,700 29,800 16,100 90,900 121,200 Jul 2012 223,900 110,600 71,300 124,900 201,800 125,900 73,300 29,600 16,800 90,500 120,800 Aug 2012 223,300 110,200 70,800 125,700 200,300 126,000 72,600 29,400 16,900 89,700 120,800 Sep 2012 222,200 109,800 71,200 128,200 191,700 125,700 72,600 29,300 16,400 89,400 121,700 Oct 2012 221,800 109,200 70,800 129,600 187,200 127,700 72,900 29,000 16,600 89,100 121,100 Nov 2012 219,500 108,600 70,300 131,600 193,200 128,700 73,000 29,100 16,400 89,700 120,900 Dec 2012 218,800 107,700 70,300 134,200 191,000 128,100 72,800 28,800 15,900 90,600 121,900 Jan 2013 218,200 108,200 69,500 134,100 168,500 128,500 72,800 28,400 16,500 91,000 122,000 Feb 2013 218,000 108,000 69,500 135,600 206,700 127,000 73,300 28,700 16,800 90,600 121,600 Mar 2013 217,500 108,000 68,700 136,800 202,600 127,900 72,600 28,800 16,600 90,600 121,900 Apr 2013 216,000 107,700 71,100 138,600 198,600 128,000 72,200 28,200 16,200 90,000 123,200 May 2013 214,500 107,100 70,900 140,700 205,600 130,200 70,400 28,200 15,700 89,500 123,500 Jun 2013 213,300 106,300 67,900 140,900 204,700 130,100 69,500 28,200 15,700 90,100 124,000 Jul 2013 212,600 106,600 67,600 143,100 215,900 129,700 68,000 28,100 15,600 90,000 124,200 Aug 2013 211,400 106,900 67,600 145,300 183,200 130,800 67,400 28,100 15,200 90,300 124,700 Sep 2013 209,900 107,300 67,000 145,600 196,500 131,200 66,500 28,000 15,500 90,700 125,000 Oct 2013 209,700 107,700 66,900 148,900 206,200 129,900 65,700 27,900 15,500 91,200 126,700 Nov 2013 209,500 107,400 66,700 148,900 217,500 129,700 64,900 27,700 15,500 90,600 127,900 Dec 2013 208,100 107,500 66,800 149,700 208,500 130,300 64,600 27,600 15,800 90,000 127,100 Jan 2014 207,300 106,700 66,600 152,000 213,000 129,000 63,800 27,800 15,700 89,800 128,200 Feb 2014 205,800 105,400 65,900 153,800 203,100 129,600 63,200 28,000 15,200 89,800 128,900 Mar 2014 204,900 104,600 66,200 155,400 209,200 130,900 62,400 27,000 15,600 90,100 129,000 Apr 2014 203,700 104,100 65,200 157,400 207,200 128,800 62,200 26,900 16,100 90,700 129,100 May 2014 202,700 103,700 65,400 159,000 201,000 128,200 62,400 25,800 16,400 91,000 129,300 Jun 2014 202,200 103,600 65,200 161,700 202,600 129,500 62,400 25,200 15,700 90,800 130,800 Jul 2014 201,100 103,000 64,800 164,100 205,800 129,500 63,200 25,400 15,200 90,100 131,400 Aug 2014 200,600 102,100 64,700 166,900 209,300 128,800 62,700 25,600 15,200 91,000 133,600 Sep 2014 200,700 100,900 64,400 169,300 206,900 128,200 62,700 24,900 14,800 90,300 130,700 Oct 2014 199,800 100,600 64,600 170,900 208,700 129,700 62,100 24,300 14,800 88,400 130,300 Nov 2014 198,700 101,700 64,800 172,900 210,700 131,100 61,900 23,400 15,000 87,300 131,000 Dec 2014 198,000 101,100 64,100 175,100 215,700 132,200 63,500 23,400 15,300 86,700 130,800 Jan 2015 196,500 100,500 64,600 178,100 209,800 133,600 61,500 23,400 16,000 87,700 130,400 Feb 2015 196,100 100,100 64,700 178,900 215,600 135,100 61,400 22,900 15,600 87,800 130,200 Mar 2015 194,700 100,300 64,400 180,300 215,600 134,000 61,700 22,800 15,600 87,400 130,700 Apr 2015 193,800 100,000 64,300 181,100 217,900 134,800 61,700 22,400 15,600 88,000 130,600 May 2015 194,300 99,500 64,000 181,000 218,100 133,400 62,300 22,400 16,000 87,100 130,300 Jun 2015 192,800 99,400 63,600 183,900 222,800 133,000 61,800 22,500 16,200 86,800 129,800 Jul 2015 190,900 98,700 63,300 185,500 222,400 134,100 62,100 22,600 16,200 87,000 130,200 Aug 2015 189,100 97,600 63,000 186,300 222,600 133,800 62,400 22,400 16,200 86,400 129,700 Sep 2015 188,100 97,900 63,500 187,100 230,400 133,800 62,400 22,100 16,200 86,400 130,400 Oct 2015 187,000 97,000 62,300 188,700 233,500 135,600 62,900 22,000 16,000 86,600 129,000 Nov 2015 187,700 96,300 62,400 190,300 215,200 137,200 62,700 22,000 15,400 87,300 128,500 Dec 2015 185,900 96,000 62,200 192,000 224,600 140,300 63,200 22,100 15,500 88,000 129,100 Jan 2016 184,800 96,600 62,100 193,500 224,000 139,700 63,700 22,100 15,600 86,000 129,600 Feb 2016 184,900 94,900 61,600 196,900 234,100 139,700 63,900 22,400 15,700 86,400 130,200 Mar 2016 (p) 183,200 93,600 61,500 197,800 239,300 138,200 63,800 22,200 15,600 86,800 130,400

Two other industries similarly affected by the digital age and the advent of the Internet are radio broadcasting, where employment declined from January 1990 to March 2016 by about 27 percent, and motion picture and video production, where employment rose from about 92,000 to 239,000 over the same period, an increase of nearly 162 percent.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. All data shown are seasonally adjusted.

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