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Size of the US Radio Stations industry

NAICS 515112, Radio Stations. 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)
$12.7 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
59,060
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
3,944
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
2,963
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 52,913 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 63,9022019-Q2: 63,2552019-Q3: 63,2572019-Q4: 62,8332020-Q1: 62,0142020-Q2: 52,5502020-Q3: 52,1352020-Q4: 52,7322021-Q1: 52,2882021-Q2: 52,0012021-Q3: 52,3782021-Q4: 52,913
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q452,913
2021-Q352,378
2021-Q252,001
2021-Q152,288
2020-Q452,732
2020-Q352,135
2020-Q252,550
2020-Q162,014
2019-Q462,833
2019-Q363,257
2019-Q263,255
2019-Q163,902

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 59,060 · 2023
2017: 79,0092018: 75,9012019: 79,6922020: 72,4302021: 61,3552022: 61,9592023: 59,060
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PeriodValue
202359,060
202261,959
202161,355
202072,430
201979,692
201875,901
201779,009

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,008 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 4,0182019-Q2: 4,0112019-Q3: 4,0112019-Q4: 4,0072020-Q1: 3,9782020-Q2: 3,9712020-Q3: 3,9702020-Q4: 3,9832021-Q1: 3,9872021-Q2: 3,9772021-Q3: 3,9902021-Q4: 4,008
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q44,008
2021-Q33,990
2021-Q23,977
2021-Q13,987
2020-Q43,983
2020-Q33,970
2020-Q23,971
2020-Q13,978
2019-Q44,007
2019-Q34,011
2019-Q24,011
2019-Q14,018

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,944 · 2023
2017: 4,6372018: 4,4962019: 4,4732020: 4,3252021: 4,3482022: 4,2042023: 3,944
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20233,944
20224,204
20214,348
20204,325
20194,473
20184,496
20174,637

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $948.5 million · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $949.5 million2019-Q2: $928.2 million2019-Q3: $922.2 million2019-Q4: $970.7 million2020-Q1: $992.1 million2020-Q2: $813.8 million2020-Q3: $789.5 million2020-Q4: $885.3 million2021-Q1: $846.4 million2021-Q2: $870.4 million2021-Q3: $883.5 million2021-Q4: $948.5 million
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$948.5 million
2021-Q3$883.5 million
2021-Q2$870.4 million
2021-Q1$846.4 million
2020-Q4$885.3 million
2020-Q3$789.5 million
2020-Q2$813.8 million
2020-Q1$992.1 million
2019-Q4$970.7 million
2019-Q3$922.2 million
2019-Q2$928.2 million
2019-Q1$949.5 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.1 billion · 2023
2017: $4.3 billion2018: $4.3 billion2019: $4.7 billion2020: $4.0 billion2021: $4.0 billion2022: $4.4 billion2023: $4.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.1 billion
2022$4.4 billion
2021$4.0 billion
2020$4.0 billion
2019$4.7 billion
2018$4.3 billion
2017$4.3 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 Wages52,9132021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,0082021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$948.5 million2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns59,06020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,94420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.4 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census79,78420172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census4,68420172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,96320172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$12.7 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

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.