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Size of the US Book Publishers industry

NAICS 51113, Book Publishers. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$29.1 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
65,282
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
2,347
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
2,094
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 51,683 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 55,6742019-Q2: 55,7432019-Q3: 54,5892019-Q4: 54,2432020-Q1: 53,5082020-Q2: 51,4242020-Q3: 50,4002020-Q4: 50,5712021-Q1: 50,7782021-Q2: 51,3942021-Q3: 50,6472021-Q4: 51,683
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q451,683
2021-Q350,647
2021-Q251,394
2021-Q150,778
2020-Q450,571
2020-Q350,400
2020-Q251,424
2020-Q153,508
2019-Q454,243
2019-Q354,589
2019-Q255,743
2019-Q155,674

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 65,282 · 2023
2017: 71,9352018: 73,1082019: 67,8222020: 68,1772021: 63,2542022: 68,1142023: 65,282
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202365,282
202268,114
202163,254
202068,177
201967,822
201873,108
201771,935

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,222 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 3,7592019-Q2: 3,7672019-Q3: 3,8092019-Q4: 3,8252020-Q1: 3,8132020-Q2: 3,8102020-Q3: 3,8612020-Q4: 3,9402021-Q1: 3,9632021-Q2: 4,0382021-Q3: 4,1322021-Q4: 4,222
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q44,222
2021-Q34,132
2021-Q24,038
2021-Q13,963
2020-Q43,940
2020-Q33,861
2020-Q23,810
2020-Q13,813
2019-Q43,825
2019-Q33,809
2019-Q23,767
2019-Q13,759

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,347 · 2023
2017: 2,4402018: 2,4132019: 2,3522020: 2,3572021: 2,3862022: 2,4402023: 2,347
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,347
20222,440
20212,386
20202,357
20192,352
20182,413
20172,440

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.2 billion2019-Q3: $1.2 billion2019-Q4: $1.2 billion2020-Q1: $1.4 billion2020-Q2: $1.1 billion2020-Q3: $1.1 billion2020-Q4: $1.2 billion2021-Q1: $1.3 billion2021-Q2: $1.2 billion2021-Q3: $1.3 billion2021-Q4: $1.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4$1.3 billion
2021-Q3$1.3 billion
2021-Q2$1.2 billion
2021-Q1$1.3 billion
2020-Q4$1.2 billion
2020-Q3$1.1 billion
2020-Q2$1.1 billion
2020-Q1$1.4 billion
2019-Q4$1.2 billion
2019-Q3$1.2 billion
2019-Q2$1.2 billion
2019-Q1$1.4 billion

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.1 billion · 2023
2017: $5.7 billion2018: $5.8 billion2019: $5.6 billion2020: $5.5 billion2021: $5.7 billion2022: $6.3 billion2023: $6.1 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$6.1 billion
2022$6.3 billion
2021$5.7 billion
2020$5.5 billion
2019$5.6 billion
2018$5.8 billion
2017$5.7 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages51,6832021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,2222021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns65,28220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,34720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.6 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census74,64520172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,46220172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,09420172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$29.1 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Book Publishers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
511130Book Publishers$29.1 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census65,2822023 · CBP

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.