In 2022, an average of 2.5 percent of all workers in the U.S. publishing industry were unemployed lowest recorded since 2001. The highest unemployment rate was seen in the year 2020 with 7.0 which was likely a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the United States into lockdown and threatened jobs across the country.
Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2022
Includes newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers and software publishers. Does not include internet publishers. Figures for 2001 to 2011 come from previous publications.
Data of publication was date of access.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 1, 2023). Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2022." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
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Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184371/unemployment-rate-in-us-publishing-industries-since-2001/
