In 2021, just 104,290 people were employed in the U.S. newspaper industry. This marked a drop of 70 percent over the 15-year period shown - in 2006, the industry employed over 365 thousand people. The number of newsroom employees more than halved, falling from 75 thousand to less than 30 thousand.
Number of employees in the newspaper industry in the United States in 2006 and 2021, by profession
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Poynter Institute. (June 29, 2022). Number of employees in the newspaper industry in the United States in 2006 and 2021, by profession [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/626459/number-employees-newspaper-industry/
Poynter Institute. "Number of employees in the newspaper industry in the United States in 2006 and 2021, by profession." Chart. June 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626459/number-employees-newspaper-industry/
Poynter Institute. (2022). Number of employees in the newspaper industry in the United States in 2006 and 2021, by profession. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626459/number-employees-newspaper-industry/
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