There were 283 publishing industries (except internet) in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many publishing industries (except internet) with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Publishing industries (except internet) with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
27,062
2013
27,090
2014
27,086
2015
26,859
2016
27,486
