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NAICS 51111
Newspaper publishers

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. 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.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 51 Information 137,678 891,845,956 194,670,163 3,736,061
Go to this NAICS 511 Publishing industries (except Internet) 32,287 242,216,369 65,680,724 1,089,585
Go to this NAICS 5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers 22,334 138,710,521 30,745,775 732,877
  51111 Newspaper publishers 8,603 46,179,063 13,734,533 401,170
Go to this NAICS 511110 Newspaper publishers 8,603 46,179,063 13,734,533 401,170

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
NAICS Title
All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments
Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments
Revenue ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
51 Information 370,376 899,396,034 232,698 62.8 7,550,078 0.8 137,678 891,845,956
511 Publishing industries (except Internet) 101,683 244,196,180 69,396 68.2 1,979,811 0.8 32,287 242,216,369
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers N N N N N N 22,334 138,710,521
51111 Newspaper publishers N N N N N N 8,603 46,179,063

 

Definition: NAICS 51111   Newspaper publishers

This industry comprises establishments known as newspaper publishers. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing newspapers, including gathering news; writing news columns, feature stories, and editorials; and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish newspapers in print or electronic form.

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Historical comparability

Almost Comparable   NAICS 51111, Newspaper publishers, is close, but not quite comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 51111 is comparable to SIC 2711. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.



In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code
1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
51111 Newspaper publishers 2002 8,652 46,453,109 13,848,428 403,254
1997 8,758 41,601,011 11,789,095 403,355
% change -1.2 11.7 17.5 0.0

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Newspaper publishers: 2002

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Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. 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.
Other
Indus-
tries
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Receipts
% of
U.S.
Receipts
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 8,603 46,179,063 100.00 160 13,734,533 401,170
See other industries in this state California 679 5,299,479 11.48 151 1,530,719 40,780
See other industries in this state New York 515 4,240,870 9.18 221 1,283,736 27,269
See other industries in this state Florida 320 2,802,001 6.07 168 781,338 23,665
See other industries in this state Texas 632 2,584,529 5.60 119 633,940 19,293
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 282 2,579,527 5.59 209 809,764 21,213
See other industries in this state Illinois 395 2,236,980 4.84 178 650,870 18,630
See other industries in this state New Jersey 197 1,999,784 4.33 233 672,685 15,758
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 180 1,777,121 3.85 276 554,750 12,793
See other industries in this state Ohio 295 1,769,328 3.83 155 554,701 15,757
See other industries in this state Virginia 200 1,609,548 3.49 221 401,693 11,087
See other industries in this state Michigan 253 1,387,252 3.00 138 430,176 13,009
See other industries in this state Georgia 246 1,317,740 2.85 153 432,131 14,072
See other industries in this state North Carolina 234 1,013,432 2.19 122 314,573 10,407
See other industries in this state Colorado 183 1,010,882 2.19 225 239,248 7,481
See other industries in this state Missouri 260 925,856 2.00 163 238,189 8,233
See other industries in this state Washington 190 904,529 1.96 149 302,282 9,043
See other industries in this state Arizona 107 881,068 1.91 162 221,414 6,511
See other industries in this state Minnesota 273 857,082 1.86 171 278,363 8,363
See other industries in this state District of Columbia 41 850,196 1.84 1,469 232,466 4,517
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 222 798,400 1.73 147 224,665 9,068
See other industries in this state Indiana 186 782,236 1.69 127 247,305 8,838
See other industries in this state Tennessee 164 703,943 1.52 122 209,724 8,274
See other industries in this state Maryland 105 612,960 1.33 113 200,899 5,440
See other industries in this state Connecticut 88 611,393 1.32 177 202,235 5,815
See other industries in this state South Carolina 100 482,065 1.04 118 142,881 4,933
See other industries in this state Oregon 128 478,583 1.04 136 165,021 4,772
See other industries in this state Louisiana 115 471,820 1.02 106 137,764 4,507
See other industries in this state Iowa 222 449,046 0.97 153 140,763 5,852
See other industries in this state Alabama 118 417,796 0.90 93 129,506 4,301
See other industries in this state Kentucky 156 405,018 0.88 99 122,503 4,336
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 158 358,120 0.78 103 115,206 4,111
See other industries in this state Nevada 50 341,734 0.74 158 77,448 2,118
See other industries in this state Nebraska 137 257,146 0.56 149 77,566 3,282
See other industries in this state Kansas 172 254,121 0.55 94 86,594 3,709
See other industries in this state Utah 47 240,853 0.52 104 46,538 2,889
See other industries in this state Arkansas 112 223,629 0.48 83 80,045 3,166
See other industries in this state Mississippi 108 218,739 0.47 76 65,506 2,553
See other industries in this state Hawaii 24 214,889 0.47 174 115,244 2,504
See other industries in this state New Mexico 54 191,700 0.42 103 57,496 2,240
See other industries in this state West Virginia 68 189,683 0.41 105 56,433 2,649
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 21 188,605 0.41 177 68,664 1,665
See other industries in this state Maine 72 185,206 0.40 143 67,046 2,340
See other industries in this state Delaware 29 153,000 0.33 190 43,411 1,628
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 58 146,529 0.32 115 65,307 2,405
See other industries in this state Idaho 50 138,990 0.30 103 41,240 1,764
See other industries in this state Montana 78 131,475 0.28 144 39,795 1,647
See other industries in this state South Dakota 86 122,951 0.27 162 35,104 1,885
See other industries in this state Alaska 37 115,696 0.25 181 29,010 1,034
See other industries in this state North Dakota 67 105,392 0.23 166 34,062 1,493
See other industries in this state Vermont 47 87,231 0.19 142 25,457 994
See other industries in this state Wyoming 42 52,910 0.11 106 21,057 1,077

 

Products Lines for Newspaper publishers
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
30000 Industry total 46,179,063 100.00
31061 Newspapers - Print - Sale of ad space: General newspapers - Daily 26,203,434 56.74
31001 Newspapers - Print - Subscriptions & sales: Gen newspapers- Daily 9,157,299 19.83
31062 Newspapers-Print-Sale of ad space: Gen newspapers- Oth than daily 3,479,800 7.54
-Other 7,338,530 15.89

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Newspaper publishers
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to pdf
Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables
Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-51SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-51SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-51SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF End of Year Inventories by Category: 2002 & 2001 US
Link to data in AFF Inventories with LIFO Valuation: 2002 & 2001 US
link to PDF EC02-51I-01 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
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PDF EC02-51A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 51111
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
  Quarterly Services Survey: Information Sector Services Quarterly Estimated revenue for employer firms US
  Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services Annual Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms US
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industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
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