Jobs at US newspaper publishers, 1987–2025
US newspaper publishers had 480 thousand jobs in 1987 and 82 thousand in 2025: 83% of them went in 38 years.
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Newspaper publishing jobs (thousands)
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Year
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The data: 39 points
| Year | Newspaper publishing jobs (thousands) |
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| 1987 | 480.3 |
| 1988 | 480.6 |
| 1989 | 480.9 |
| 1990 | 490.6 |
| 1991 | 473.8 |
| 1992 | 463.2 |
| 1993 | 469.2 |
| 1994 | 460.6 |
| 1995 | 467.1 |
| 1996 | 459.6 |
| 1997 | 454.1 |
| 1998 | 456.3 |
| 1999 | 456.4 |
| 2000 | 459 |
| 2001 | 435 |
| 2002 | 412.9 |
| 2003 | 402.6 |
| 2004 | 397.2 |
| 2005 | 395.6 |
| 2006 | 377.6 |
| 2007 | 363.7 |
| 2008 | 338.2 |
| 2009 | 294 |
| 2010 | 266.6 |
| 2011 | 260 |
| 2012 | 241.4 |
| 2013 | 230.7 |
| 2014 | 210.9 |
| 2015 | 201.1 |
| 2016 | 180.9 |
| 2017 | 168.7 |
| 2018 | 152.3 |
| 2019 | 145 |
| 2020 | 120.2 |
| 2021 | 113.1 |
| 2022 | 106 |
| 2023 | 98.5 |
| 2024 | 89.8 |
| 2025 | 82.2 |
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