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Size of the US Radio Broadcasting industry

NAICS 51511, Radio Broadcasting. 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)
$20.6 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
69,919
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
4,645
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
3,280
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 67,774 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 81,0242019-Q2: 80,4162019-Q3: 80,4812019-Q4: 79,9592020-Q1: 78,2372020-Q2: 67,2002020-Q3: 66,6342020-Q4: 67,3962021-Q1: 66,8532021-Q2: 66,5812021-Q3: 67,0652021-Q4: 67,774
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q467,774
2021-Q367,065
2021-Q266,581
2021-Q166,853
2020-Q467,396
2020-Q366,634
2020-Q267,200
2020-Q178,237
2019-Q479,959
2019-Q380,481
2019-Q280,416
2019-Q181,024

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 69,919 · 2023
2017: 90,4302018: 87,3202019: 90,1152020: 82,9312021: 71,3852022: 70,7472023: 69,919
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202369,919
202270,747
202171,385
202082,931
201990,115
201887,320
201790,430

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,237 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 5,2832019-Q2: 5,2802019-Q3: 5,2842019-Q4: 5,2822020-Q1: 5,1782020-Q2: 5,1772020-Q3: 5,1792020-Q4: 5,1952021-Q1: 5,1942021-Q2: 5,1842021-Q3: 5,2042021-Q4: 5,237
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q45,237
2021-Q35,204
2021-Q25,184
2021-Q15,194
2020-Q45,195
2020-Q35,179
2020-Q25,177
2020-Q15,178
2019-Q45,282
2019-Q35,284
2019-Q25,280
2019-Q15,283

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 4,645 · 2023
2017: 5,3942018: 5,2582019: 5,1762020: 5,0132021: 5,0192022: 4,8042023: 4,645
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20234,645
20224,804
20215,019
20205,013
20195,176
20185,258
20175,394

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: $1.3 billion2019-Q2: $1.3 billion2019-Q3: $1.3 billion2019-Q4: $1.4 billion2020-Q1: $1.4 billion2020-Q2: $1.1 billion2020-Q3: $1.1 billion2020-Q4: $1.3 billion2021-Q1: $1.2 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$1.2 billion
2020-Q4$1.3 billion
2020-Q3$1.1 billion
2020-Q2$1.1 billion
2020-Q1$1.4 billion
2019-Q4$1.4 billion
2019-Q3$1.3 billion
2019-Q2$1.3 billion
2019-Q1$1.3 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.3 billion · 2023
2017: $5.5 billion2018: $5.6 billion2019: $5.8 billion2020: $5.0 billion2021: $5.2 billion2022: $5.5 billion2023: $5.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$5.3 billion
2022$5.5 billion
2021$5.2 billion
2020$5.0 billion
2019$5.8 billion
2018$5.6 billion
2017$5.5 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 Wages67,7742021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,2372021-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$5.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns69,91920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns4,64520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.5 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census91,43520172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,44020172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,28020172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$20.6 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Radio Broadcasting

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
515111Radio Networks$7.9 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census10,8592023 · CBP
515112Radio Stations$12.7 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census59,0602023 · 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.