Local TV news employment in the U.S. 2013-2021

Published by
Amy Watson,
Aug 18, 2023
According to the most recently available data, there were 26.25 thousand employees at local TV news stations in the United States in 2021, down from a record 28 thousand in the previous year. The source noted in its 2020 report that whilst the figure for 2020 was the highest recorded since 2009, cuts in March 2021 meant that the gains made in 2020 were unlikely to persist long term.

Number of employees in local TV news in the United States from 2013 to 2021 (in thousands)

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Release date

June 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2013 to 2021

Number of respondents

see supplementary notes

Supplementary notes

For 2021, the survey included responses from 1,780 television stations (75.1% responded). Some data sets (e.g. the number of TV stations originating local news, getting it from others and women TV news directors) are based on a complete census and are not projected from a smaller sample.
The source did not provide data for 2019.

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