Broadcast employment held steady last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The government’s data shows 334,202 people were working in the broadcast and content creation sector in March, which was 100 more than a month earlier. On a year-over-year basis, total employment was down 1.8%. The segment includes not only radio and television broadcast companies, but also other content companies like cable TV. BLS doesn’t release radio-specific monthly figures.
In the other media-related sector, BLS data shows employment in publishing followed a similar relatively stable trend to broadcast. Total employment in that sector was 902,800 in March. That was up by 800 employees month-to-month — or a reversal of the small cut recorded in February. On a year-to-year comparison, the total employment figures were down 0.4%.
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