Whilst trends vary across each subsector in the print publishing market when it comes to the number of establishments still in operation, steady negative growth is most evident among directory and mailing list publishers. There were just 653 such establishments in 2019, down from over one thousand in 2014. Newspaper publishers are also visibly struggling, with their numbers dropping from almost 7.5 thousand in 2016 to 6,797 in 2019.
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An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted and/or services are provided. It is not necessarily identical to a company or enterprise, which may consist of one establishment or more. In 2009, the sector "Directory and mailing list publishers" was named "Database and directory publishers".
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US Census Bureau. (February 8, 2022). Number of establishments in print publishing in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184543/establishments-in-us-print-publishing-by-sector-2007/
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