1997 Economic Census: Information

1997 Economic Census:
Information
United States

Information by Subsector
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text in the pdf report includes scope, methodology, and definition of symbols. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
51	Information	114,475	623,213,854	129,481,577	3,066,167
511	Publishing industries	33,896	179,035,423	43,358,072	1,006,214
512	Motion picture & sound recording industries	22,204	55,925,533	9,392,048	275,981
513	Broadcasting & telecommunications	43,480	346,315,686	63,479,623	1,434,455
514	Information services & data processing services	14,895	41,937,212	13,251,834	349,517

Information by Industry
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text in the pdf report includes scope, methodology, and definition of symbols. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Revenue
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

51 Information 114,475 623,213,854 129,481,577 3,066,167

511 Publishing industries 33,896 179,035,423 43,358,072 1,006,214

5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, & database publishers 21,806 117,336,003 24,971,288 739,834

51111 Newspaper publishers 8,758 41,601,011 11,789,095 403,355

51112 Periodical publishers 6,298 29,884,807 5,993,142 137,550

51113 Book publishers 2,684 22,648,251 3,642,824 89,898

51114 Database & directory publishers 1,458 12,258,101 1,654,926 43,115

51119 Other publishers 2,608 10,943,833 1,891,301 65,916

511191 Greeting card publishers 106 5,338,986 628,432 20,518

511199 All other publishers 2,502 5,604,847 1,262,869 45,398

5112 Software publishers 12,090 61,699,420 18,386,784 266,380

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Revenue
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

512 Motion picture & sound recording industries 22,204 55,925,533 9,392,048 275,981

5121 Motion picture & video industries 19,269 44,785,652 8,280,395 254,467

51211 Motion picture & video production 8,777 20,152,091 4,944,605 83,558

5121101 Motion picture production (except for television) 4,733 10,040,215 2,447,848 49,890

5121102 Motion picture & video production for television 4,044 10,111,876 2,496,757 33,668

51212 Motion picture & video distribution 756 12,508,661 766,780 12,663

5121201 Motion picture film exchanges 477 9,211,872 478,852 7,744

5121202 Film or tape distribution for television 279 3,296,789 287,928 4,919

51213 Motion picture & video exhibition 6,358 7,597,319 944,454 125,041

512131 Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins) 5,998 7,486,977 923,677 123,045

512132 Drive-in motion picture theaters 360 110,342 20,777 1,996

51219 Postproduction & other motion picture & video industries 3,378 4,527,581 1,624,556 33,205

512191 Teleproduction & other postproduction services 3,001 3,684,397 1,436,584 29,114

512199 Other motion picture & video industries 377 843,184 187,972 4,091

5122 Sound recording industries 2,935 11,139,881 1,111,653 21,514

51221 Record production 283 182,369 46,520 998

51222 Integrated record production/distribution 285 8,735,863 598,072 7,879

51223 Music publishers 721 1,368,407 214,949 4,335

51224 Sound recording studios 1,269 540,601 162,976 5,528

51229 Other sound recording industries 377 312,641 89,136 2,774

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Revenue
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

513 Broadcasting & telecommunications 43,480 346,315,686 63,479,623 1,434,455

5131 Radio & television broadcasting 8,789 40,425,210 9,868,917 249,715

51311 Radio broadcasting 6,894 10,648,134 3,604,481 126,673

513111 Radio networks 303 851,348 216,563 5,648

513112 Radio stations 6,591 9,796,786 3,387,918 121,025

51312 Television broadcasting 1,895 29,777,076 6,264,436 123,042

5132 Cable networks & program distribution 4,679 45,389,578 6,151,186 174,351

51321 Cable networks 494 10,389,609 1,358,211 26,488

51322 Cable & other program distribution 4,185 34,999,969 4,792,975 147,863

5133 Telecommunications 30,012 260,500,898 47,459,520 1,010,389

51331 Wired telecommunications carriers 20,815 208,790,552 39,564,540 815,427

51332 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) 6,386 37,888,862 5,839,301 146,302

513321 Paging 3,427 16,970,204 2,583,708 70,445

513322 Cellular & other wireless telecommunications 2,959 20,918,658 3,255,593 75,857

51333 Telecommunications resellers 1,656 7,592,298 1,185,078 30,028

51334 Satellite telecommunications 521 5,096,182 599,282 11,931

51339 Other telecommunications 634 1,133,004 271,319 6,701

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Revenue
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

514 Information services & data processing services 14,895 41,937,212 13,251,834 349,517

5141 Information services 7,307 11,100,567 3,477,977 87,267

51411 News syndicates 527 1,402,374 465,466 9,483

51412 Libraries & archives 2,298 860,933 373,164 22,044

51419 Other information services 4,482 8,837,260 2,639,347 55,740

514191 On-line information services 4,165 8,042,568 2,355,992 49,935

514199 All other information services 317 794,692 283,355 5,805

5142 Data processing services 7,588 30,836,645 9,773,857 262,250

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available; r = revised

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
51	Information	114,475	623,213,854	129,481,577	3,066,167
511	Publishing industries	33,896	179,035,423	43,358,072	1,006,214
5111	Newspaper, periodical, book, & database publishers	21,806	117,336,003	24,971,288	739,834
51111	Newspaper publishers	8,758	41,601,011	11,789,095	403,355
51112	Periodical publishers	6,298	29,884,807	5,993,142	137,550
51113	Book publishers	2,684	22,648,251	3,642,824	89,898
51114	Database & directory publishers	1,458	12,258,101	1,654,926	43,115
51119	Other publishers	2,608	10,943,833	1,891,301	65,916
511191	Greeting card publishers	106	5,338,986	628,432	20,518
511199	All other publishers	2,502	5,604,847	1,262,869	45,398
5112	Software publishers	12,090	61,699,420	18,386,784	266,380
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
512	Motion picture & sound recording industries	22,204	55,925,533	9,392,048	275,981
5121	Motion picture & video industries	19,269	44,785,652	8,280,395	254,467
51211	Motion picture & video production	8,777	20,152,091	4,944,605	83,558
5121101	Motion picture production (except for television)	4,733	10,040,215	2,447,848	49,890
5121102	Motion picture & video production for television	4,044	10,111,876	2,496,757	33,668
51212	Motion picture & video distribution	756	12,508,661	766,780	12,663
5121201	Motion picture film exchanges	477	9,211,872	478,852	7,744
5121202	Film or tape distribution for television	279	3,296,789	287,928	4,919
51213	Motion picture & video exhibition	6,358	7,597,319	944,454	125,041
512131	Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins)	5,998	7,486,977	923,677	123,045
512132	Drive-in motion picture theaters	360	110,342	20,777	1,996
51219	Postproduction & other motion picture & video industries	3,378	4,527,581	1,624,556	33,205
512191	Teleproduction & other postproduction services	3,001	3,684,397	1,436,584	29,114
512199	Other motion picture & video industries	377	843,184	187,972	4,091
5122	Sound recording industries	2,935	11,139,881	1,111,653	21,514
51221	Record production	283	182,369	46,520	998
51222	Integrated record production/distribution	285	8,735,863	598,072	7,879
51223	Music publishers	721	1,368,407	214,949	4,335
51224	Sound recording studios	1,269	540,601	162,976	5,528
51229	Other sound recording industries	377	312,641	89,136	2,774
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
513	Broadcasting & telecommunications	43,480	346,315,686	63,479,623	1,434,455
5131	Radio & television broadcasting	8,789	40,425,210	9,868,917	249,715
51311	Radio broadcasting	6,894	10,648,134	3,604,481	126,673
513111	Radio networks	303	851,348	216,563	5,648
513112	Radio stations	6,591	9,796,786	3,387,918	121,025
51312	Television broadcasting	1,895	29,777,076	6,264,436	123,042
5132	Cable networks & program distribution	4,679	45,389,578	6,151,186	174,351
51321	Cable networks	494	10,389,609	1,358,211	26,488
51322	Cable & other program distribution	4,185	34,999,969	4,792,975	147,863
5133	Telecommunications	30,012	260,500,898	47,459,520	1,010,389
51331	Wired telecommunications carriers	20,815	208,790,552	39,564,540	815,427
51332	Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)	6,386	37,888,862	5,839,301	146,302
513321	Paging	3,427	16,970,204	2,583,708	70,445
513322	Cellular & other wireless telecommunications	2,959	20,918,658	3,255,593	75,857
51333	Telecommunications resellers	1,656	7,592,298	1,185,078	30,028
51334	Satellite telecommunications	521	5,096,182	599,282	11,931
51339	Other telecommunications	634	1,133,004	271,319	6,701
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
514	Information services & data processing services	14,895	41,937,212	13,251,834	349,517
5141	Information services	7,307	11,100,567	3,477,977	87,267
51411	News syndicates	527	1,402,374	465,466	9,483
51412	Libraries & archives	2,298	860,933	373,164	22,044
51419	Other information services	4,482	8,837,260	2,639,347	55,740
514191	On-line information services	4,165	8,042,568	2,355,992	49,935
514199	All other information services	317	794,692	283,355	5,805
5142	Data processing services	7,588	30,836,645	9,773,857	262,250

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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